Keeping Watch Alexandra L. Schoen Emilio Villalba received his BFA

Emilio Villalba received his BFA from the Art Institute of California in 2006 and his MFA from the Academy of Art University in 2011

His photorealistic graphite drawings offer an intimate meditation on the beauty that nature can achieve when it is in balance

Framed to 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in

Custom framing included

Oil on masonite

Keeping Watch Alexandra L. Schoen Emilio Villalba received his BFADetails About Watercolor 7 x 8 in. 2023 10 x 11 in. (f) Framing included Ancient Greek mythology: The great hero Heracles went to retrieve three of the golden Apples of Hesperides. The precious Apples were in a garden, guarded by Ladon, a hundred headed dragon. Heracles killed the dragon, and as the hero left with his golden prize, the blood flowed from the monster and seeped into the ground. Green tendrils began to spring from the earth, growing into