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Artist: Enzie Shahmiri
Title: The Fruit Vendor
Medium: Oil on Panel
Size: 16 x 20 in

When I lived in Iran, I would often accompany my mom to go shopping to the different privately owned stores. This painting is a tribute to all those vendors who day in and day out would stock their stores with fresh produce.

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The Children of Pakistan

May 4
 I am painting this little Pakistani girl and showing how the painting develops on my blog.These washes of paint are being applied all over the black and white image to get an overall feel for what the color scheme will be. In contrast to the dark, rocky background the girls outfit is bright and cheerful. This will make her really pop out from the picture plane and help to show off her garment and all the details in her attire. April 27

Since my Art A Fair summer show is fast approaching I have been working hard to not only complete commissions, but organize my body of work into a cohesive looking exhibit. To gauge public opinion, I recently asked friends who joined me on Facebook to give me their opinion about changing some of my black and white paintings into color.Here is the 1st step of applying local color. Since in essence I already have an under painting in place, I am proceeding with a thin wash just to get the local colors in place. Once this is done I will refine the values and bring out some of the lost detail.

The original reference photo for this painting was taken by photojournalist Mr. Ali Sadrpour, who also happens to be a dear friend and relative. I urge you to have a look at his web site Land Images. His work is awesome!
Pakistan and Iran not only share a border, but also cultural and religious views which are deeply-rooted in history.

Mr. Greg Mortenson, author of 'Three Cups of Tea' shared some of his traveling experiences through Pakistan during a speech I had attended. It reminded me of similar encounters when I would travel with my parent to little villages where the kids would run up to the car to greet us with big smiles. Sometimes, we would also encounter some who would be a bit shy, standing to the side, just checking out the "Farangi's" foreigners. You see my mom and brother were not only fair skinned but blond as well and I wonder what they thought of 70's style fashion. Bell bottom jeans, big bold flower prints and huge sunglasses. We must have looked like total aliens, now that I think of it :)
If you have not read "Three Cups of Tea" I urge you to do so. What a wonderful story written by a man with a huge heart!

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6 x 6 inches oil on panel

 

I am working on a series of paintings which are a retrospective about my life in Iran. Here is my tribute "Heavens Flower" from the Gardens of Persia Series available here

 

Image via Wikipedia

 

I have always marbled at the intricate designs of Persian miniature art. Filled with repetitive patterns, organic shapes and bold colors, there is something very playful and decorative about this style of work. For me it is a very meditative style of work, since I can just let the brush flow and play around with design while I listen to traditional Iranian music. It is a welcoming change of pace from my usual portrait paintings, which require my full concentration at all times.

 

 

 

 

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