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

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Child Portrait in Oil

Reviving an Old Photograph - Portrait of a Child

Old Photos can be revived and turned into a beautiful paintings. Color corrections and further enhancements are gradually made to give the painting a life like appearance. See how it...

Reviving an Old Photograph - Portrait of a Child

Old Photos can be revived and turned into a beautiful paintings. Color corrections and further enhancements are gradually made to give the painting a life like appearance. See how it...

Portrait of three babies

Portraits of Three Babies

  One of my previous clients recently asked if I could create a painting from three different reference photos of her grandchildren on one canvas. After taking a look at...

Portraits of Three Babies

  One of my previous clients recently asked if I could create a painting from three different reference photos of her grandchildren on one canvas. After taking a look at...

Princess of the East by Enzie Shahmiri

Combatting Copyright Infringements

Sadly every now and then artist friends find my work being sold through unauthorized websites. Often when I reach out to have my content removed I don't get very far...

Combatting Copyright Infringements

Sadly every now and then artist friends find my work being sold through unauthorized websites. Often when I reach out to have my content removed I don't get very far...

Painting in Progress

New Painting of a Child in Costume

I have started on a new portrait commission and wanted to share the first couple of photos of how the painting is developing. After a very long time of doing...

New Painting of a Child in Costume

I have started on a new portrait commission and wanted to share the first couple of photos of how the painting is developing. After a very long time of doing...

child portrait started

Child Portrait Work in Progress 607

This afternoon I started on the portrait of a little boy. I roughly blocked in the outlines and main colors. Once i have the skin tones and hair in place,...

Child Portrait Work in Progress 607

This afternoon I started on the portrait of a little boy. I roughly blocked in the outlines and main colors. Once i have the skin tones and hair in place,...

baby painting

Baby Portrait 606

This is a painting of baby Ryan who I have painted two years ago. Baby Ryan would have celebrated his 2nd birthday this year, but as it goes with little...

Baby Portrait 606

This is a painting of baby Ryan who I have painted two years ago. Baby Ryan would have celebrated his 2nd birthday this year, but as it goes with little...

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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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