Newport Showcased Artist

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#CC9922" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Sheldon Fine Art</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="53b89640.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Menu</U></B></div> <div> Showcased Artist</div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newport Art Gallery"><U>Newport Art Gallery</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Naples Art Gallery"><U>Naples Art Gallery</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sheldon Fine Art"><U>Home</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-1247/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="104" height="96">  </B></I><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-1248/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="104" height="96">  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"Newport's  Showcased Artist  "</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Hessam Abrushami</div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="121521420.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="578" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> Original Oil  <I><B>" Con Amore "   </B></I>34 x 58</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Hessam  Abrushami </div> <bR> <div> Born in the city of  Shiraz,  Iran in 1951,  Hessam Abrushami was the son of middle class parents and one of eight brothers  and sisters.  At age 15, through the  inspiration and encouragement of a high school teacher, Hessam discovered both  his love of art and his own talent of painting.  As a result he became almost obsessed  with painting. </div> <div> Hessam, at age 17,  received his first award for painting and went on to wind top honors in painting  in an all-country student competition in  Iran.  At age 19, he achieved first place  honors in the "Iranian New Artists Comepetion."  Many other national and international  honors and recognitions have followed since. </div> <div> He went to study in  Italy - a place  he considered "the center of art in Europe."  It was in  Perugia,  Italy that he studied and  completed his Master's Degree in Fine Arts at the Accademi De Belle Arti "Pietro  Vanucci." </div> <div> Hessam emigrated to  Los Angelis,  California where he continues to expand upon  his creativity.  He explores a realm  which the French press has called "A statement in the fluidity of human figures…  He created a tension between each figure, a kinship of place or condition that  provokes the viewer to seek reasons for such relationships."  Greatly influenced by modern masters  from Cezanne to Picasso, Hessam's boldly colorful paintings are filled with love  and laughter, music and dance. </div> <div> Hessam Abrishami has  provided the world with images that capture as essence of love and  romance.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sheldon Fine Art</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newport Art Gallery"><U>Art Gallery </U></A>   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sheldon Fine Art"><U>Home</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Originals"><U>Originals</U></A>    <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prints"><U>Prints </U></A>   <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sculpture"><U>Sculpture</U></A>   <A HREF="id173.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Naples Showcased Artist"><U>Naples Showcased Artist</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-1245/yani-beauty.mid" autostart="true" hidden="true">  </div> <div> Sheldon Fine Art, 59 America's Cup Avenue, Newport R.I. 02840</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>