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

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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...

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...

Amal Grisaille

Every time I come back to the painting to add a new layer, I start the painting with the largest areas first. Just like the musician, who will play some...

Amal Grisaille

Every time I come back to the painting to add a new layer, I start the painting with the largest areas first. Just like the musician, who will play some...

Amal Slide Show

Read about painting progress: Reference Photo Drawing Wash In Grisaille #1 Jewelery in Grisaille Amal Progress Amal - Work in Progress Amal is Finished Large Detail View

Amal Slide Show

Read about painting progress: Reference Photo Drawing Wash In Grisaille #1 Jewelery in Grisaille Amal Progress Amal - Work in Progress Amal is Finished Large Detail View

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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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