A working archive of portrait commissions, architectural miniatures, and narrative figurative studies exploring light, memory, and scale.

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Amal - Work In Progress Face

Can you fall in love with an image? I think I have! I just love the way this little girl looks and I want to do her full justice. The...

Amal - Work In Progress Face

Can you fall in love with an image? I think I have! I just love the way this little girl looks and I want to do her full justice. The...

Amal Work in Progress

This is the progress thus far.... larger view

Amal Work in Progress

This is the progress thus far.... larger view

Amal 2nd Color Application

This is the 2nd color application. If an area is tacky, it tends to lift off, therefore it is important not to hasten things. Every time the face is drying,...

Amal 2nd Color Application

This is the 2nd color application. If an area is tacky, it tends to lift off, therefore it is important not to hasten things. Every time the face is drying,...

Amal-1st Color Layer

Today I started with applying Dioxazine Purple (M. Graham) to the background. It gives the currently black background a nice soft hue and will be a nice compliment to the...

Amal-1st Color Layer

Today I started with applying Dioxazine Purple (M. Graham) to the background. It gives the currently black background a nice soft hue and will be a nice compliment to the...

Grisaille #2 - Amal Child Portrait

A little update on Amal... I have been working away at her headdress. With every new layer more of the painting comes together. Getting the jewelery right has been a...

Grisaille #2 - Amal Child Portrait

A little update on Amal... I have been working away at her headdress. With every new layer more of the painting comes together. Getting the jewelery right has been a...

Amal - Jewelery

For a while I had to wait for Amal's uncle to give me a better photo reference, because it was just too difficult to make sense of what was going...

Amal - Jewelery

For a while I had to wait for Amal's uncle to give me a better photo reference, because it was just too difficult to make sense of what was going...

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Meet the Artist

"My Name is Enzie (NC) and I am a multi disciplinary artist based in southern California, USA.

I specialize in hand painted life-size pet portraits and custom-made miniature dioramas in various sizes.

Visit my blog to see what I am currently working on."

Enzie

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