Who is Lucy Potraying?

At the end of the class today, Dr. Ambrose asked us the question, and I do not have the exact words but if Lucy felt she was more like the European painter or the women in the paintings who look confused or helpless. In my opinion, I think Lucy is the women in the paintings but is trying to be like the painter.
Throughout the book, Lucy talks about how she is superior and how she has power. She has all of these sexual relations and the ends up suddenly, just to show her power. She talks about how these men, this painters are irresponsible, and how they are selfish. Through her mother she has seen what these qualities do to women, and she does not want to be the one who ends up with the broken heart. This is how she thinks she is the painter. She stops the sexual relations, so that the men can feel the hurt, and she can have the power. I think this is not who Lucy truly is, I think this a front she is putting on so, she is not like her mother.
Therefore, I think Lucy is like her mother, and like all other women in the paintings, even though she hides it. She feels lost in this town, and confused. At the same time, when she is having the sexual relations she still calls her a slut. In the eyes of the women who were not pure in the paintings anymore, it looked like they were wondering to themselves, "Have I lost my innocence?" In a way, when Lucy calls herself a slut, she has realized she has lost her innocence as well.