نقاشی‌هایی شکل‌گرفته از خاطره، هنر ایرانی و نگاه معاصر.
آثار منتخب
گزیده‌ای کوتاه از نقاشی‌ها، خوشنویسی و آثار هنر ایرانی سمیرا.
Calligraphy
“My master and my guide, my pain and my cure, I speak it openly: You are my Shams, my God. Through You I have reached the Truth; To You I offer my gratitude. I am lost in Your love, for You are the sovereign of both worlds. Let but Your gaze fall upon me, my Shams, my God. Let me dissolve before You until nothing remains of me, Such is the way of true reverence.” This painting explores the transformative power of unconditional love and devotion, a journey in which the ego dissolves, gratitude deepens, and the soul moves toward union with the Divine.
My Cypress Garden
This work explores the connection between femininity and nature through the language of traditional Persian illumination (Tazhib), particularly the radiant Shamsa, or sunburst, motif. Elements inspired by the sea and the tree are woven into the composition, evoking depth, warmth, growth, and resilience. At the heart of the painting is a meditation on femininity as a source of both light and stillness—an inner sun that brings presence and meaning to the space around it. The sea suggests emotional depth and mystery, while the tree embodies rootedness, strength, and renewal. Here, the feminine is imagined as both creative and contemplative: a quiet yet powerful force connected to nature, imagination, and inner life. By bringing together the symbolic language of Tazhib with organic forms and personal imagery, the work creates a contemplative space where tradition, beauty, emotion, and spiritual light coexist.
Traditional Persian Painting
This painting is inspired by a work by Master Mahmoud Farshchian, one of the most renowned contemporary Persian-style painters. In that work, love is expressed through the image of a deer surrounded by intertwined branches, creating a sense of tenderness, connection, and poetic beauty.
Tazhib
Abstract
The Galactic Collection was created to offer the viewer a contemplative space, an invitation to pause, journey inward, and return to the stillness at the center of one's being. Through the vastness of the cosmos, the work suggests that true silence is not found beyond us, but within us.
Others
After immigrating to Seattle, the artist experienced autumn as both beautiful and melancholic. The changing leaves and soft light were captivating, yet the season also carried a sense of sadness and gloom. In this painting, she transforms the familiar autumn palette by introducing pink, using color as a way to shift the emotional atmosphere. What begins as a reflection of a gray and somber season becomes an attempt to bring warmth, tenderness, and hope into the landscape.
دربارهٔ هنرمند
سمیرا محمدخانی هنرمند، روزنامه‌نگار، نویسنده و مدرس ساکن سیاتل است. فعالیت او میان نقاشی انتزاعی، خوشنویسی فارسی، تذهیب، گل‌ومرغ و نگارگری جریان دارد و ادبیات فارسی و تاریخ هنر را با تصویرسازی معاصر به گفت‌وگو می‌گذارد.
او در نقاشی، نویسندگی و تدریس به خاطره، شعر، هویت و زبان ماندگار هنر ایرانی می‌پردازد.
یادداشت‌ها
نوشته‌هایی دربارهٔ هنر ایرانی، کار در آتلیه، شعر، تدریس و داستانِ پشت هر اثر.
Book Suggestions
A creative life is shaped by much more than talent alone. It requires curiosity, persistence, confidence, discipline, and, for many artists, the ability to turn creative work into a sustainable way of living. The books below explore different parts of that journey, from discovering and protecting creativity to overcoming resistance, sharing work with others, and […]
Persian Art
The Persian garden is more than a green space or an architectural design; it reflects a particular way of seeing nature. Here, nature is not left entirely wild or accidental. Water, trees, flowers, shade, pathways, and architecture are carefully brought together to create a space that feels both real and idealized. Perhaps this is why […]
Persian Art
My Cypress Garden grew from migration, Persian cultural memory, and Seattle’s evergreen landscape—a personal inner garden where my past and present could coexist.
میتوانید آثار سمیرا را از فروشگاه او در اتسی خریداری کنید.
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