Losing It All Before the One Eye Shuts Alexandra L. Schoen Pencil on Paper

Pencil on Paper

and rampant conspicuous consumption point to the consumerism that dominated pre-recession American culture

"I make paintings to hang on your wall

and recently partnered with Perth’s Little Wing Collective to participate in two ‘Photobomb’ events where selected artists illustrate over a photographic print

and watching Bob Ross

Losing It All Before the One Eye Shuts Alexandra L. Schoen Pencil on PaperDetails About Watercolor, Pencil, Powdered Pigment, Varnish, and Ink 7 x 5 in. 2017 8 x 6 in. (f) In 2005 I was working at a record store in Seattle. I had been working retail ever since I dropped out of art school in the mid nineties and after a decade of working to pay back that one year of college I was dreaming of an escape. I pretty much lived exclusively for the nightly retreats to my decrepit drafting table where I was free to spend hours