9th Annual Tiny Treasures Exhibit at Cactus Gallery

From L to R: Johnny Quintanilla, Lea Barozzi, Encarni Diaz, and Andie Bogdan.

From L to R: Lacey Bryant, Kit Cameo, Mavis Leahy, Terri Berman, and Nichol Norman.

From L to R: Elisa Belloni, Jen Musatto, Michele Lynch, and Denise Bledsoe.

Please join us at Cactus Gallery for our 9th annual small works exhibit. The show will feature more than 30 artists and includes acrylics on canvas and wood, watercolors, handmade ornaments, pendants and cameos, art dolls, paper mache, paper cut outs, graphite on paper, sculpture, and more!

This is a cash and carry show and all artwork can go home on the day of the exhibit. New works will be coming in throughout the 5 week run of the show, so check our Facebook and Pinterest pages often for new works. Once again, Walt Hall has prepared his special wall of minis just for Cactus Gallery. All works in the show $10-100!

For more on the show, to visit the gallery, or for purchases, contact Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com. If you're not in Los Angeles, you can still order art and ornaments, as we will ship both nationally and internationally. We accept all forms of payment and the gallery is open to installment plans to help you grow your collection.

Many of the small works are already available on-line at:
https://www.pinterest.com/cactusgallery/tiny-treasures-2014-at-cactus-gallery/

Follow Cactus Gallery's board Tiny Treasures 2014 at Cactus Gallery on Pinterest.


Cactus Gallery, 3001 North Coolidge Avenue, Los Angeles (Elysian Valley AKA Frogtown), CA 90039 -- 323.801.8669
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, by appointment, Saturdays 11a-5p, and Sundays 11a-2p

Thanks again for your continued support of the arts and for choosing Cactus Gallery and the artists we believe in!

Digital Gallery for Dollmakers III

Follow Cactus Gallery's board DOLLMAKERS III on Pinterest.


Adopt a doll today!

"Dollmakers III" will showcase numerous doll makers from different parts of the U.S. and Canada, alongside works from several of our Cactus family members. This exhibit features painstakingly handcrafted works; some cute, some hauntingly beautiful, and others slightly twisted. True mixed media wonders.

For detail images of a doll or for purchase info, contact Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com.

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18, 2014 * 3p-7p

Dollmakers III will showcase numerous doll makers from different parts of the U.S. and Canada, alongside works from several of our Cactus family members. This exhibit features painstakingly handcrafted works; some cute, some hauntingly beautiful, and others slightly twisted. The styles are as diverse as the artists who created them, each full of quirky personality - true mixed media wonders. 

Digital gallery for Dia de los Muertos IX Exhibit

Follow Cactus Gallery's board Dia de los Muertos IX on Pinterest.

Dia de los muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday that focuses on gatherings of family and friends to remember those who have died. Altars, marigolds, offerings, skulls, and Monarch butterflies are commonplace during this time and it is reflected in the art created for the show. More than 20 artists - acrylics on canvas and wood, art dolls, paper mache, paper cut outs, graphite on paper, sculpture, and mixed media works.

For purchase, contact Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com.

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18, 2014 * 3p-7p

Please join us in giving thanks for own lives and for those of who are no longer on Earth. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a traditional Mexican holiday that brings the advent of death to light, making the concept of "the end" less scary, and helping people feel a strong, healthy connection to the spirits of their loved ones.

In order to honor and remember those who have died, we welcome you to bring your photographs and "ofrendas" (offerings) to add to our community altar. "Ofrendas" can be any thing that was important or special to the deceased, such as tools, awards, hats, etc... including favorite refreshments and foods. In Mexico, it is believed that the long hard journey from the afterlife back to Earth should rewarded with nourishment and refreshments for the returning souls.

Our altar will include the presence of the four elements: water, earth, wind, and fire.  No offering can be complete if one of those elements is missing, and their symbolic representation is a fundamental part of the offering. In addition, many cempazuchitl (marigold), called the flower of death, will be included, as the Aztecs believed that the strong scent could wake the souls of the dead and help guide them back for the celebration.

Dia de los muertos IX and Dollmakers III at Cactus Gallery

Cactus Gallery is pleased to present two of our most popular shows, the 9th Annual Dia de los muertos exhibit and Dollmakers III!

Both receptions are Saturday, October 18, 2014 * 3p-7p

Scheduled to run October 18 - November 9, 2014

Cactus Gallery, 3001 N. Coolidge Avenue, Los Angeles (Elysian Valley - Frogtown), CA 90039, 323.801.8669

 Gallery hours: Saturdays 11a-5p, Sundays 11a-2p and by appointment

Email Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com or call 323.801.8669 for a visit or for purchase information.

We accept all forms of payment and the gallery is open to installment plans to help you grow your collection.

  

Thanks again for your continued support of the arts and for choosing
Cactus Gallery and the artists we believe in!

Dia de los muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday that focuses on gatherings of family and friends to remember those who have died. Altars, marigolds, offerings, skulls, and Monarch butterflies are commonly seen during this time and it is reflected in the art created for the show.

The exhibit will feature more than 20 artists and media include acrylics on canvas and wood, art dolls, paper mache, paper cut outs, graphite on paper, sculpture, and mixed media works.

Artwork above by Simona Candini, Rasa Jadzeviciene, Janet Olenik, Jessica Ward, and Rosie Garcia. For more on the show, to visit the gallery, or for pre-sale info, contact Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com.

Adopt a doll.

Dollmakers III will showcase numerous doll makers from different parts of the U.S. and Canada, alongside works from several of our Cactus family members. This exhibit features painstakingly handcrafted works; some cute, some hauntingly beautiful, and others slightly twisted. The styles are as diverse as the artists who created them, each full of quirky personality - true mixed media wonders.

Art dolls above by Christine Benjamin, Loopyboopy, Michelle Di Pinto, Jen Musatto, and Sheri De Bow. For more on the show, to visit the gallery, or for pre-sale info, contact Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com.

Patricia Krebs at Cactus Gallery

Cactus Gallery is pleased to present "Romance of the Residual Realm," an exhibit featuring new paintings, hand sculpted pendants, and a few mixed media works by artist Patricia Krebs. This show, Patricia's 7th solo show for Cactus Gallery, is bittersweet as she will be leaving the US next week to live in Argentina once again.

Opening reception: Saturday, September 13, 2014 * 4p-10p
Show runs: September 13 - October 12, 2014
Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday 11a-5p and by appointment.

Romance is not necessarily tied to a love story. In fact, it may refer to a literary genre of epic stories, often filled with fantasy creatures, where perhaps a hero goes on a quest. Romance may also refer to an artistic movement, one arising from a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature. This movement, which validated intense emotion and spontaneity as an authentic source of the aesthetic experience, also harnessed the power of the imagination to escape the confines of industrialization.

In "Romance of the Residual Realm," our heroine finds herself in a world destroyed, on a quest to create and give new meaning to whatever is left. In the same way as the narrative, Krebs created the works for this exhibit with remnants and abandoned elements, including canvases and paint that other artists discarded. Please join us to celebrate Patricia's journey!

Facebook users: this folder houses images from the showroom featuring all the works in the show -https://www.facebook.com/pkrebsart/media_set?set=a.10152349120125509.1073741841.686835508&type=1

For purchase, contact Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com.

Main showroom at Cactus Gallery

You and Whose Army?
Collage and oil on canvas, 20" x 40"
SOLD

Abandoning the Battle

Collage and oil on canvas, 48” x 36”

SOLD

Carry-on

Collage and oil on canvas, 15.5” x 15.5”

SOLD

Dancing with an Armor

Collage and oil on canvas, Diptych, 14” x 36” total

SOLD

Here at the Edge of It All

Collage and oil on canvas, 14” x 5” 

SOLD

Hope

Collage and oil on canvas, 30” x 40” 

$880 - NOW $440 - AVAILABLE

Memories of a Blue Sky

Collage and oil on canvas, Diptych, 16” x 40” total

$770 - AVAILABLE - NOW $385

No Land in Sight

Collage and oil on canvas, 12” x 12” 

SOLD

Nothing Else to Hold On To

Collage and oil on canvas, 16” x 8” 

SOLD

Resting Place

Collage and oil on canvas, 10” x 10”
SOLD

Self-Watering

Paperclay, natural and found objects, painted with oil, 15” H x 6” diameter 

$330 - NOW $165 - AVAILABLE

Signal

Collage and oil on canvas, 11” x 11”

SOLD

Something You Caught on the Surface

Collage and oil on canvas, 16.5” x 31.5”

SOLD 

Stories That Will Keep You Warm in Cold Nights

Collage and oil on wood, 19” diameter

 SOLD

Thinking You

Collage and oil on canvas, framed to 18” x 33”

$550 - NOW $275 - AVAILABLE

You Won’t Eat Us

Collage and oil on wood, 31.5” x 55” 

SOLD

Working Hard Not To Forget

Collage and oil on canvas, Diptych, 11” x 28” total

$550 - NOW $275 - AVAILABLE

Underground Resistance

Collage and oil on canvas, 12” x 15”
 SOLD

An Idea Grew Overnight

Paperclay, natural elements, painted with oil, 21”H x 4”diameter 

$330 - NOW $165 - AVAILABLE

I Can See You
Camera parts, paper clay, 6"W x 8"H x 3.5"D
SOLD

My Heart is Open
Camera parts, paper clay, 5"W x 7.5"H x 2"D
 SOLD

A Little Help?
Collage and oil on wood, 8" x 10"
SOLD 

Lens Pendant 1 - camera parts, $55 - AVAILABLE

My Head is Trapped - metal and paper-clay, $55 - AVAILABLE

See Through Me - camera parts and paper-clay - SOLD

Golden Hat - machine parts and paper-clay - SOLD

Lens Pendant 2 - camera parts, $55 - AVAILABLE

The Dude - machine parts and paper-clay - SOLD

Copper Hair - camera parts and paper-clay - SOLD

The One - machine parts - SOLD

Big Head Butterfly - beads, paper-clay - SOLD

Frogtown Art at Cactus Gallery: Saturday, September 13th

Frogtown 9th Annual Artwalk - Frog Themed Exhibit - Group Show 

Scheduled to run from September 13 - October 5, 2014

RECEPTION: Saturday, September 13 :: 4p-10p

For map/info: www.frogtownarts.com

For September 2014, we are pleased to be part of the 9th Annual Frogtown Artwalk and celebrate one year at this new location.  This is our third year participating in this lively community event.

We have prepared a group show featuring frogs! Frogs and their symbolism are popular in fairy tales, folklore, and are commonly associated with rebirth, renewal, transformation, and even fertility. Please join us to celebrate their powerful symbolism as seen through the eyes of 40+ artists.

Available works for "The Song of the Birds"

The Song of the Birds  - Group Show

Show Runs: June 14 - July 31, 2014

Second Reception: Saturday, July 12, 2014 - 3p-7p

Held in conjunction with NELAart.org's Second Saturday Gallery Night

Cactus Gallery, 3001 North Coolidge Avenue, Los Angeles, (Elysian Valley aka Frogtown), CA 90039

323.801.8669

Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday 11a-5p and by appointment

Cactus Gallery is pleased to present THE SONG OF THE BIRDS, our 6th annual bird themed group show. People have always been fascinated by animals. Birds, in particular, seem to have sacred and secular meanings, which can be positive and negative, and their use is evident in religion, music, mythological tales, and visual art. These feathered creatures can convey emotion or even comment on society. Please join us to celebrate their powerful symbolism as seen through the eyes of 40+ artists.

This show features an eclectic collection of media: oil and acrylic on canvas and wood, mixed media on canvas and wood, textile, paper mache, ceramic, linocut prints, pencil, pen, and ink on paper, prismacolor, chalk pastel and colored pencil on paper and mylar, polymer clay and paper clay sculptures, hand stitched felt and mixed media sculpture.

For purchase or for more images, contact Sandra Mastroianni at semastroianni70@yahoo.com

Hopi Dream Manifestation

PECA

Oil on canvas, 8” x 10”, framed to 11” x 14”

$750 - SOLD 

This is Life

Johnny Quintanilla

Acrylic on wood, 36” x 16”

$500

No Barriers

Johnny Quintanilla

Acrylic on wood, 36” x 16”

$500 - SOLD

Night Owl

Christine Benjamin

Acrylic on canvas, 8” x 16"

$285 - SOLD 

Five Holy Birds

Donna Abbate

Pencil on paper, 11” x 14”

$250

Anticipation

Bill Wheeler

Acrylic, prismacolor on matboard, 5” x 5”

$125 - SOLD

Freedom

Bill Wheeler

Acrylic, prismacolor on matboard, 5” x 5”

$125 - SOLD

Hummer I

        Bill Wheeler

Acrylic, prismacolor on matboard, 2" x 3.5" 

$65 - SOLD

Hummer II

     Bill Wheeler

Acrylic, prismacolor on matboard, 2" x 3.5" 

$65 - SOLD

Hummer III

      Bill Wheeler

Acrylic, prismacolor on matboard, 2" x 3.5" 

$65

Hummer IV

      Bill Wheeler

Acrylic, prismacolor on matboard, 2" x 3.5" 

$65 - SOLD 

Just Beyond Reach

Bill Wheeler

Acrylic, prismacolor on matboard, 5” x 5”

$125

King
Bobbie Rich
Paper, oil on canvas, 4" x 4"
$85 - SOLD

Monarch
Bobbie Rich
Paper, oil on canvas, 5" x 5"
$85

Petite Peacock
Bobbie Rich
Paper, oil on canvas, 4" x 4"
$85

Regal
Bobbie Rich
Paper, oil on canvas, 4" x 4"
$85 - SOLD 

Royalty
Bobbie Rich
Paper, oil on canvas, 4" x 4"
$85

Sam
Bobbie Rich
Paper, oil on canvas, 4" x 4"
$85 

Samurai Bird Play

Daisuke Okamoto

Ink on paper, 7” x 10”, framed to 12" x 16"

$200

Hustler

Douglas Alvarez

Mixed media on canvas, 8" x 10"

$200 - SOLD

Mutuality of Mind

Jaclyn Alderete

Oil on panel, framed to 12" x 12" 

$400 - SOLD

Communion of the Autochthons 

Jaclyn Alderete

Mixed media on paper, 12" x 12"

$250

Bunny's Little Black Dress

Janet Olenik

Acrylic on birch board, 6" x 12"

$150

The Magician’s Hat

Janet Olenik

Acrylic on birch board, 5" x 7"

$125

Mr. Hare's Tuxedo

Janet Olenik

Acrylic on birch board, 6" x 12"

$150

Wondering Bird
 Jorge Bernal
Ink on paper, 23" X 23 1/2"
 $350

Death and Rebirth

Michelle Waters

Acrylic on wood, 8” x 10”

$250 - SOLD

Sacred Heron

Michelle Waters

Acrylic on wood, 5” x 7”

$100

Cardinal Sinners
Michelle Waters
Acrylic on wood, 10” x 10”
$250 - SOLD

A Reformed Drunk (Cedar Waxwing)

Vera Paras

Pen & Sepia Ink on Paper, 4” x 6”, framed to 6.75” x 8.75”

$50 - SOLD

El Huevito Cantor y Sus Secuaces Voladores Escapando del Culo del Mundo/

The Egg Singer and his Flying Followers Escaping from the Anus of the World

Tincho Cejas

Mixed media on wood, 12” x 12”

$650

The Bluebird of Happiness

Oscar Rosales

Acrylic on canvas, 8” x 8”

     $125

Different

Terri Berman

Mixed media on canvas, 14” x 11”

$200

Barn Owl

Sarah Stone

Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”

$150

Carrion Eater

Sarah Stone

Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”

$150

City Bird

Sarah Stone

Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”

$150

Hummers

Sarah Stone

Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”

$150

Raven, the Trickster

Sarah Stone

Oil on canvas, 24” x 30”

$795

Scrub Jay

Sarah Stone

Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”

$150

Little Songs

Rick Strieck

Watercolor, Pen & Ink on Paper, 5” x 7”

$175

Winter is but a Blanket

Rick Strieck

Acrylic, Watercolor, Pen & Ink on Paper, 9" x 12"

$300

The Message

Matt DeHaven

Acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

$250

Fragmented Memory #2: Oh, Poor Bird

Lulu Moonwood Murakami

Altered photograph and fabric collage; hand stitched, 18” x 24”

$350

Bluebird of Happiness

Laura Cosner

Chalk Pastel and colored pencil on Mylar, 11” x 14”

$300 - SOLD

Hard Love

Laura Cosner

Chalk Pastel and colored pencil on Mylar, 11” x 14”

$300

Untitled

Laura Cosner

Colored pencil on Mylar, 11” x 14”

$320 - SOLD

House Finch

Lacey Bryant

Oil on panel, 8” x 10”

$175

Hunters

Lacey Bryant

Oil on panel, 8” x 10”

$175 - SOLD

Upstairs Window

Lacey Bryant

Oil on panel, 8” x 10”

$175

Training/Entrenamiento

Patricia Krebs

Collage, ink, acrylic and oil on canvas, 30" x 40"

$770 - SOLD

Feeling Too Old

Nichol Norman

Pastel on paper, 5” x 7”

$150 - SOLD

Owls Lift

Nichol Norman

Pastel on paper, 5” x 7”

$150 

Unrequited Love Birds

Nichol Norman

Pastel on paper, 5” x 7”

$150 - SOLD

The Owl and Jack

Macsorro

Acrylics, oils on canvas board, 11"x14"

$1200

Giraf-finch

Randy Kono

Polymer clay, Paperclay, Acrylic, 7” x 11" x 9"

$500

Panda-billed Bamboo Catcher

Randy Kono

Polymer clay, Paperclay, Acrylic, 5” x 7” x 6”

$300

Rhino-warbler

Randy Kono

Polymer clay, Paperclay, Acrylic, 4” x 6" x 5"

$400

Elysium

Patrick Haemmerlein

Mixed media on wood, 7” x 15”

$125

Featherbed

Patrick Haemmerlein

Mixed media on wood, 7” x 15”

$125

Please Go Away and Let Me Sleep 

Patrick Haemmerlein

Mixed media on wood, 11.5” x 21”

$350

Independent

Patrick Haemmerlein

Mixed media on wood, 5” x 14”

$100 - SOLD

Relive

Patrick Haemmerlein

Mixed media on wood, 5.5” x 11”

$100

A Little Bunch of Shamrocks

Patrick Haemmerlein

Mixed media on wood, 11.5” x 21”

$350

Shy

Patrick Haemmerlein

Mixed media on wood, 5” x 10”

$90

Sweet Starlight

Kim Gordon

Acrylic and graphite on wood, 4” x 6”

$75

Plume

Sherry DeLorme

Acrylic on birch, image 9” x 11"

$550

  Owl I

Rosie Garcia

Oil on canvas, 8” x 8”

$175

    Owl II

Rosie Garcia

Oil on canvas, 7” x 5”

 $175

      Owl III

Rosie Garcia

Oil on canvas, 8” x 4"

$125

   Owl IV

Rosie Garcia

Oil on canvas, 8” x 4”

$125 - SOLD

    Owl V

Rosie Garcia

Oil on canvas, 8” x 4”

   $125

Wise Guy

Rosie Garcia

Oil on canvas, 10” x 8"
$180

Introvert

Ulla Anobile

Paper mache, wood, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, 6 1/4" x 4” x 2"

$85 - SOLD

Show Me the Way

Ulla Anobile

Paper mache, wood, acrylics, 16 1/2" x 9" 

$285

Solo

Ulla Anobile

Paper mache, wood, acrylics, 2 1/4” x 9”

$75 - SOLD

Vulture Mother
Ulla Anobile
Paper mache, wood, acrylics, 13" x 15" x 2"
$195

Sorrow Bird

Ulla Anobile

Paper mache, wood, acrylics 15” x 5” x 2”

$195 - SOLD

Raven
Chencha Acevedo
Sculpey, wire, acrylic, 41" x 16"
$320

Eagle
Chencha Acevedo
Sculpey, wire, acrylic, 41" x 18"
$200 - SOLD

Pterosaur: Evolutionary Bird Development
Bobby Rojas
Acrylic on wood, 11" x 11"
$300

Second Sight
Joe Carrion
Mixed media on wood, 16" x 24"
$300

Anka, Olaf the Hound
Andie Bogdan
Mixed media on wood, 24" x24"
$900 

Iveta
Andie Bogdan
Mixed media on canvas, 6 1/2" x 9"
$60

Mikael
Andie Bogdan
Mixed media on canvas, 6 1/2" x 9"
$60

Petra
Andie Bogdan
Mixed media on canvas, 7 1/2" round
$50

Jarah
Mavis Leahy
Mixed media
$175 - SOLD

Up Above
Andie Bogdan
Acrylic on canvas, 11" x14"
$300

Under Lilac Terrace
Joe Alvarez
Acrylic and ink on wood, 11" x 20"
$425

Under Lilac Terrace
Joe Alvarez
Acrylic and ink on wood, 11" x 22"
$425

Between City Hall y Echo Park
Joe Alvarez
Linocut print, 15" x 15"
$275 

Torment y Remedy
Joe Alvarez
Linocut print, 17" x 11"
$255

This Fleeting Moment

Ashira Siegel

Mixed media, 14"x10"

$240

Never Ending
Soty Mae
Mixed media on wood, 12" x 20"
$350

The Striped Owl

Ashley Fisher

Paper cut out, 7” x 10”

$175

A Summertime Convocation
Walt Hall
Mixed media on wood, 30" x 40"
$800 - SOLD

Soupe de Coeur
Henry Cram
Mixed media
$1500

Soupe de Coeur

The sun bows respectfully as night arrives to take it's place.
The Duchess is off playing croquet with the Queen.
The footmen are tending to the pig.
And in a little house about four feet high,
In the middle of an open field,
Beside a lake of tears,
A cook carefully removes the heart
Of a large green bird.

Bosch Bird No. 4

Roberto Benavidez

Paper mache, crepe paper, mylar, wire, 2’ x 3’ x 7’

$3400

Bosch Bird No. 3

Roberto Benavidez

Paper mache, crepe paper, wire, 2’ x 18” x 9”

$1700

Bosch Bird No. 1

Roberto Benavidez

Paper mache, crepe paper, mylar, wire, dowel, 3’ x 3’ x 2’

$2500