Before and After Alexandra L. Schoen starting with an abstract background

starting with an abstract background and then adding more photorealistic details

**Featured in Hi-Fructose Magazine**

In his work

and moved to Toronto

She fell in love with oil paint at the age of 16

Before and After Alexandra L. Schoen starting with an abstract backgroundDetails Artist Bio Shipping 12 X 16 inches 2016 Oil on panel Framed to 15. 5 x 19. 5 x 1 in. A Southern California native, Emilio Villalba received his BFA from the Art Institute of California in 2006, and his MFA in Painting from the Academy of Art University in 2011. He currently lives in San Francisco where he teaches at the Art Institute of California and Cogswell College. Artist Statement: My portraits are inspired by master works, as well as the