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

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Flower Burst Contemporary Floral Art

Flower Burst by Enzie Shahmiri I read about an artist who took lace, copied and enlarged the pattern and gave it to a gardener to create a flower bed design...

Flower Burst Contemporary Floral Art

Flower Burst by Enzie Shahmiri I read about an artist who took lace, copied and enlarged the pattern and gave it to a gardener to create a flower bed design...

Willow Tree Artwork

The Lone Willow Tree

The Lone Willow Tree  I have been working on this painting since December and finally, have finished it. The "Lone Willow Tree" was an exercise in expressive brush strokes and...

The Lone Willow Tree

The Lone Willow Tree  I have been working on this painting since December and finally, have finished it. The "Lone Willow Tree" was an exercise in expressive brush strokes and...

Portrait of Lucy - A Catalan Sheepdog Mix

New Painting being created... Well after a nice holiday break it is back to painting. This time around I am working on two portraits, this one of Lucy, a Catalan...

Portrait of Lucy - A Catalan Sheepdog Mix

New Painting being created... Well after a nice holiday break it is back to painting. This time around I am working on two portraits, this one of Lucy, a Catalan...

Gathering Mistletoe

Traditionally Mistletoe was gathered during the first weeks of December as a symbol for a long and prosperous life.  In England and the United States it was thought that if you...

Gathering Mistletoe

Traditionally Mistletoe was gathered during the first weeks of December as a symbol for a long and prosperous life.  In England and the United States it was thought that if you...

The Forgotten Path

When I visited a local farm in San Juan Capistrano, I took a lot of photos and chose one as my reference for "The Forgotten Path".  The hollyhock was surrounded...

The Forgotten Path

When I visited a local farm in San Juan Capistrano, I took a lot of photos and chose one as my reference for "The Forgotten Path".  The hollyhock was surrounded...

Domestic Cat in Garden Portrait

Cat Portrait Commission "Jake" Today I am sharing my latest cat portrait commission of Jake. Jake is a very handsome, in-door cat who often sits by the window longingly looking...

Domestic Cat in Garden Portrait

Cat Portrait Commission "Jake" Today I am sharing my latest cat portrait commission of Jake. Jake is a very handsome, in-door cat who often sits by the window longingly looking...

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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