Sugar Storm Alexandra L. Schoen “ I am not so

“ I am not so much inspired by the history you learn in textbooks

These works discredit the unrealistic esthetic by peeling away the idealized facades — exhuming the splendor beneath the surface

A feminine theme prevails in her work in the form of surrealist portraits where the emotions are drawn from the complexity of a relationship between two people

as does the bunch of oregano in it's claws

Sugar Storm Alexandra L. Schoen “ I am not soDetails About Shipping Oil on Wood Panel 12 x 24 in. 2016 For me the imagery in the painting was about drive and transformation, the power of will and intention. How what we put into the world slowly shapes and changes that world the smoke, in a surreal manner, attempting illustrating that idea. I enjoyed the mystery of not knowing if the girl in the painting is sinister or innocent as well though. Her appearance is sweet, but the smoke suggests