Such Beauty


Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. ~ D. H. Lawrence

Head of a Nymph
Head of a Nymph
Beauty is the lover's gift. ~ William Congreve

A New Friend
A New Friend

Mary Magdalen in the Grotto
Mary Magdalen in the Grotto
Her gentle limbs did she undress, And lay down in her loveliness. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Gates of Dawn
The Gates of Dawn

The Tambourine Girl
The Tambourine Girl
Thou who hast The fatal gist of beauty. ~ Lord Byron

Sylvia (detail)
Sylvia (detail)

Dreams
Dreams

The Sense of Sight
The Sense of Sight
But beauty itself is not given to us by anyone; it is a power we have within us from the gate, a radiance inside us. ~ Marianne Williamson, A Woman's Worth

Cymon and Iphigenia
Cymon and Iphigenia

In the Golden Days
In the Golden Days

Miranda
Miranda
Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet, Which once inflam'd my soul, and still inspires my wit. ~ John Dryden

Portrait of Dora
Portrait of Dora

The music faintly falling, dies away
The music faintly falling, dies away

Nausicaa
Nausicaa
Beauty is not caused. It is. ~ Emily Dickinson

An Angel
An Angel

Peek-A-Boo!
Peek-A-Boo!

Spring Maiden
Spring Maiden
You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing. ~ Marie Carmichael Stopes

Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady

Far Away Thoughts
Far Away Thoughts

Belleza Pompeiana
Belleza Pompeiana
Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. ~ French Proverb

Pavonia
Pavonia

Vanity
Vanity

Herodias
Herodias
She can kill with a smile, She can wound with her eyes. ~ Billy Joel, She's Always a Woman to Me

The Madonna and Child with attendant Angels
The Madonna and Child with attendant Angels

Enchanted Maidens
Enchanted Maidens

Take the Fair Face of Woman…
Take the Fair Face of Woman…

Ophelia
Ophelia

The Mirror
The Mirror

Young Girl
Young Girl

The Turtle Dove
The Turtle Dove

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3/11/2004 7:54:54 PM Treeseed I LOVE every one of these paintings except for Vanity...she's so beautiful but she knows it. :D I love the necklace that Sylvia is wearing.
3/11/2004 9:07:28 PM moonchild3 thank you treeseed...you have such a good eye.
4/17/2004 11:39:52 AM abinsolitude Take the fair face of woman.. its really beautiful..moonchild.. isn't it..
5/22/2004 5:57:19 PM gaelle ...I know the look in their eyes...just beautiful!!~~
5/22/2004 8:15:01 PM moonchild3 yes it is ab, thanks for commenting ~
5/22/2004 8:17:55 PM moonchild3 yes Treeseed, it is made of tiny little sea shells...
5/22/2004 8:19:54 PM moonchild3 thank you so much dear gaelle, their beauty is so inspiring ~.~
7/18/2004 8:31:04 AM On a Quest Beautiful! I agree with Abinsolitude - Take the Fair Face of Woman is wonderful, as are all the other paintings :)
7/30/2004 8:41:37 PM moonchild3 thanks so much dear Quest, glad you like ~.~
7/31/2004 3:10:52 AM Ca ne fait rien To me, Belleza Pompeiana is stunning- how have I missed her before.
7/31/2004 3:19:17 AM L'Aurore Well,I love all these paintings so much..especially enchanted maidens is also a favourite of mine..
8/1/2004 10:59:46 AM moonchild3 yes, i agree DB, thanks for commenting ~
8/1/2004 8:58:09 PM naturesfriend so true -the quotes- the portraits you've chosen -so lovely
8/2/2004 9:49:25 AM moonchild3 thanks so much naturesfriend, glad you like it ~.~
8/2/2004 11:57:13 AM enigma7773 Gorgeous is the word for this album and I also love D.H.Lawerence.
8/2/2004 9:51:55 PM moonchild3 thank you so much enigma, i am delighted you like...D.H. is great indeed ~
8/2/2004 10:11:46 PM Erum lovely album all paintings are beautiful oh i dont know why that 'head of a nymph 'attracts me but whenever i look at that i feel as if i am lost in it.
8/4/2004 12:52:49 PM moonchild3 thanks much dear Erum, i am glad you like...that painting also seems to draw me to it ~
11/25/2006 12:26:31 AM Chey'ari this album is breathtaking.
3/8/2007 4:33:20 AM krolika Beautiful indeed :)
5/16/2007 6:28:19 PM moonchild3 Thank you both so much...sorry for the delay...
9/9/2009 3:51:03 PM Awake I viewed your 'a little about moi' album. You seem like a very interesting person. We share many similar 'loves' and perhaps a similar pain? Nice to meet you. Beautiful albums ... TM
12/1/2009 2:05:02 AM moonchild3 Nice to meet you also Awake, sleep eludes me as well...thank you..