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"Portraits Juror" Enzie Shahmiri
   

ENZIE SHAHMIRI

 

Enzie Shahmiri specializes in commissioned portraits and figurative paintings

Her paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibits in California and are in private collections in the USA, Europe and the Middle East.
Enzie's work ranges from traditional oil portraits to Orientalist style figurative pieces using a Classical Old Master's painting technique. Her work has been published on numerous occasions and has been featured in two books. She is a member of the Portrait Society of America and many other Fine Art Organizations (see listing below).

 

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Enzie's Philosophy
All cultures nurture myths and fantasies, with qualities absent in one’s own culture. Sometimes welcomed, sometimes shunned we always need to remember that the “others” of some are the “us” of others. Whether recollections of beauty or evocations of evil, cultural myths and fantasies lend themselves to images, which
enable artists such as myself, to create a bridge between societies and a new appreciation for that which is different.

I have lived abroad for many years and have traveled extensively though Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The impact of this wanderlust can be seen in my love for portraits of people representing all corners of the world. Historic architectural settings and different period designs are both elements I like to use to embellish the settings in which I place the portrait sitters. For me a portrait has to serve more than one purpose, it has to capture the essence of the sitter, hold the viewers interest by providing a short, intriguing narrative and be decorative through the use of rich colors.

 

Represented by
The Artist's Alley, San Fransisco, CA
World Art Gallery, Ladera Ranch, CA
A Stroke of Genius - Portrait Broker
Clients
Mr. B. Francis Huntington Beach, CA - "Sand Castle Knights"-Portrait
Mrs. Carrie Bahramzadeh, Poway, CA - "Iris Triptych"-Painting
Mrs. Rozie Hadley, West Midlands, United Kingdom - "Sudanese Girl"-Painting
Mrs. Michelle Scribbit, Anchorage, AK - "Lillian" -Portrait
Mrs. Nancy Burns, Santa Rosa, CA - "Jeune Mariée - Young Bride" -Portrait
Mr. Kamran Safdar, Taxila, Pakistan - "Eshal"-Portrait
Mrs. Nancy Burns, Santa Rosa, CA - "Petite Papillion"-Pen and Ink Drawing
Mr. Rick Green, Brookings, OR - "Masquerade - Pen and Ink Drawing
Mrs. Renate Kugland, Hamburg, Germany - "Renate"-Portrait
Mrs. Jennifer Ossandón-Ali, Lake Forest, CA - "Mr. Ahmed Ali Ismail"-Portrait Vignette
Ms. Anna Chiu, Irvine, CA - "Anna" - Portrait
Mr. Gary Chapla, Fresno, CA -"Darth" Pet Portrait
Mrs. Lupita Gonzales, Orange, CA - "Flowers in a Vase" Oil Painting
Mr. Hamid Bahramzadeh, Poway, CA - "Santa" Oil Painting
Mrs. Stahel, Aliso Viejo, CA - "Oliver"-Portrait
Miss Natalie Shahmiri, San Fransisco, CA - Portrait
Ms. Sera Chalayan, Mission Viejo, CA - Portrait
Ms. Joanne Swadron, Henderson, NV - "Sharpei"- Pet Portrait
Mr. Dan Sullivan, Mission Viejo, CA - Portrait
Mrs. Rachel Fernelius, Rancho Santa Margarita - "Mr. Albertson"- Portrait
Mrs. Rachel Fernelius, Rancho Santa Margarita - "Mrs. Albertson"- Portrait
Mrs. Cindy Fazendin, Mission Viejo, CA - "Toby"- Pet Portrait
Mrs. Cindy Fazendin, Mission Viejo, CA - "Paco"- Pet Portrait
Mrs. Sarah Ciscel, Long Beach, CA - "Boo" - Pet Portrait
Mrs. Yelena Klimenkoff, Seattle, WA - "Tosha" - Pet Portrait
Mrs. Mahwash Moghadam, Laguna Hills, CA - "The Nouris" - Portrait
Mr. Shahmiri, Laguna Hills, CA - Portait of Parents
Mrs. Jan Wozny, Thousand Oaks, CA - "Boxer" - Pet Portrait
Mrs. Yelena Klimenkoff, Seattle, WA - "Tibetan Delight" - Painting
Mr. Keith Allen, Blue Jay, Ca - Graphite Portrait
Mrs. Jan Wozny, Thousand Oaks, CA - "Boxer Puppy" - Pet Portrait
Mrs. Lupita Gonzales, Orange, CA - "Iranian Clergy" Oil Painting
Miss Natalie Shahmiri, Laguna Hills, CA - "African Woman" - Oil Painting
Debussy Chapter of Orange County Performing Arts, Laguna Hills, CA - "Lemon Still Life" - Oil Painting
Mrs. Ute Chiu, Irvine, CA - Portrait
Mrs. Mariam Aga Miri, Lake Forest, CA - "Iranian Girl"- Oil Painting
Mrs. Anna Chavez, Laguna Hills, CA - Portrait
Debussy Chapter of Orange County Performing Arts, Laguna Hills, CA - "Interlude on the Lake" - Oil Painting
Mrs. Sandy O'Gorham, Piano Tyme, Laguna Hills, CA - "Greater Than Life"- Painting
Mr. Rob Telson, Santa Ana, CA - Portrait
Mrs. Heidi Ehler, Laguna Hills, CA - Portrait
Mrs. Sandy O'Gorham, Piano Tyme, Laguna Hills, CA - "Witch" - Illustration
Mrs. Kathrine Eldridge DDS, Rancho Sanat Margarita CA- "Memories" Floral Oil Painting
Mrs. Ruback, Hamburg, Germany - "Little Chinese Girl" - Oil Painting
Mrs. Gonzales, Orange, CA - "The Angel" - Oil Painting
Valencia Elementary School -"School Mascott"- Wall Mural Valencia Elementary School -"Library Faries"- Wall Mural

Mr. and Mrs. Moghadam, Laguna Hills, CA - Old Masters Copy of "the Kiss"

 

   

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