The Muse Portrait Database

We invite you to read a sample of portraits from our various projects. If you have any comments about the portraits or would like to know how to write your own self-portrait, please contact us by email. Search our portraits to discover what other people around the world think and feel about: empathy, perfection, war, loneliness, Africa, hair, Einstein, work, poetry, family, sleep, memory, curiosity, dancing...

New Arrivals from the United Arab Emirates

DawnWhen I pass away I want people to say, "She was a really nice gal... she really helped people."
Edmund BennettHow a dealer in old books decided to act in pantomimes
Ellen BassaniHow a woman born without sight found 'another way of living'
Eric Maddern
Eve HoareNobody told me about the starting gun: Why the years from sixty to seventy were the best of my life.
Fabien TurbeWhy life as a fisherman is not enough, and how becoming a chef, and having children, might be
Frances FairweatherWhy a nurse thinks 'we surely can't be here just to do things for ourselves'
Frank FWhat to do with the clutter of life
Gary FrenchWhat wisdom can be obtained from working with the mentally ill
Gary WilsonNot all who wander are lost