The Daydream (Year 1) WF drawing you in closer to

drawing you in closer to explore the stories hidden within their subtle and fragile expressions

They invite us to an illusory world we may never fully enter and remind us that the complexity of our natural world is slowly disappearing

Drawing on influences from a background in writing and film cinematography

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Born in Oakland

The Daydream (Year 1) WF drawing you in closer toDetails Artist Bio Shipping 9 X 12 inches 2015 Oil on panel Framed to 12. 5 x 15. 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