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. She is a member of the Portrait Society of America and many other Fine Art Organizations (see listing below).

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.

Clients

Mr. Kamran Safdar, Taxila, Pakistan - "Eshal"-Portrait

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

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"