Penumbra meta-related-collection-available-works-by-emilio-villalba The immediate visual shock ​gives

The immediate visual shock ​gives way to reverberations

Johnie Thornton was born and raised in Southern California and is currently living & working as an artist in Palm Springs and Los Angeles

Beautiful and disturbing are terms I hear when people talk about my work and I love that these two terms are not often used together

New Zealand

Penumbra meta-related-collection-available-works-by-emilio-villalba The immediate visual shock ​givesDetails About Oil on linen 11 x 14 in. 2018 Framed Adam Caldwell My paintings and drawings juxtapose elements of abstract expressionism and classical figuration. During my training at the California College of Arts and Crafts, I began to create collage drawings that layered disparate images on top of one another; I now use oil paint in a similar way, starting with an abstract background and then adding more photorealistic details, allowing the work to