Lori Earley (http://www.loriearley.com/) paints awesomely creepy pictures of women with implausibly large
eyes and long necks. I love them, but if she painted a picture
of
me, I'm not sure I'd want anybody to see it.
Artemisia Gentileschi was a Renaissance painter, and there’s
a site about her (with lots of examples of her work) at
http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/.