Empire Renee Castro Following graduation I began my

Following graduation I began my career in the computer graphics industry by moving to Los Angeles for my first gaming position

and time consuming detail of the ballpoint pen and ink

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Shannon Amidon is a photo based mixed media artist from the San Francisco Bay Area

Empire Renee Castro Following graduation I began myDetails Artist Bio 20 x 48 inches 2012 Oil on Linen Framed These are portraits of the forgotten idols, the pieces of the past meant to preserve the highest order of our human ideals. As we move stubbornly forward in time and generations pass on, we see our crowned achievements of art and culture as dust. The rate of decay is governed only by the constitution of the material, be it flesh or marble. These paintings are about interpreting the fragility