New Career multi The creative and eclectic climate

The creative and eclectic climate in San Francisco is a catalyst for bringing about the current direction of her work

She blames this on her parents who unrelentingly read aloud to her and her three sisters as small

his beliefs in moral absolutism—good and evil with no shades of grey—have driven him to seek to punish evil at all costs

and snub the old-fashioned velveteen rabbit

while often exploring the darker side of human impact on ecology

New Career multi The creative and eclectic climateDetails Artist Bio Shipping 11 X 14 inches 2015 Oil on panel Framed to 14. 5 x 17. 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