Showing posts with label mixed media work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mixed media work. Show all posts

Monday, September 15, 2014

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





Thursday, April 10, 2014

"Light & Shadow" opens Satudray, April 12, 2014 * 3p-7p


Light and Shadow - Group Show
Featured artist: Ulla Anobile

Show Runs: April 12 - May 6, 2014
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 3-7p
Held in conjunction with NELAart.org's Second Saturday Gallery Night

Cactus Gallery, 3001 North Coolidge Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90039
323.801.8669

For pre-sale info: Sandra Mastroianni, Owner, semastroianni70@yahoo.com
The gallery is open to installment plans to help you grow your collection.

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

Cactus Gallery is pleased to present Light and Shadow, featuring multimedia works by fourteen female artists. Our featured artist is Ulla Anobile. Light and Shadow examines the ideas of light and shadow in myth, nature and the mystery of the psyche.

Most of us like to declare ourselves children of love and light, and aim to eradicate our personal darkness. But for most, it is the darker, shadowy side of life where growth, germination and new beginnings originate.

Only by acquainting ourselves with our own darkness can we hope to become fully human. Only then may we stop pointing our fingers at, and reveling in, the darkness of others. Yet on the other hand, by not over-identifying with - or romanticizing - the shadowy realm, can we hope to learn to draw the line between ordinary human weakness and true evil. Join us for this exploration of both the literal use of lights and darks and also the metaphorical use.

Joining Ulla in this exploration are: Donna Abbate, Jaclyn Alderete, Lacey Bryant, Ashley Fisher, Rasa Jadzeviciene, Theresia Rosa Kleeman, Patricia Krebs, Mavis Leahy, Susan Malloy, Janet Olenik, Lena Sayadian, Kelly Thompson, and Jessica Ward.

About our featured artist: Ulla Anobile's paper mache/fiber work is inspired by such folk art forms as the mask, the doll, the totem and the altar. Her ideas come from dreams, mythology and folklore, as well as from childhood summers spent in the unspoiled Finnish countryside. Her work often emphasizes the spiritual aspect of nature. Birds and owls, both mythical and real, are among her favorite subjects.

Among her fiber work are dolls, wall hangings, ornaments and finger puppets. She embellishes her pieces with cross-stitching and other kinds of embroidery; skills learned in the traditional (no longer existent) school for girls she attended in her native Finland.

Her sculptural masks have been included in reviews of contemporary mask making at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art in Alaska, The Clymer Museum in Ellensburg WA, Pico Rivera Centre for the Arts, the City of Los Angeles World Airports Exhibition Program and Pierce College, CA. She was invited to make a one-of-a-kind ornament for the White House Blue Room 1999 holiday tree. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States as well as in England and Finland. Ulla, a former journalist, was born in Helsinki, Finland. She has lived in Los Angeles since 1975.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

A Winter Wonderland featuring artist Walt Hall and Tiny Treasures VIII



Cactus Gallery's December show is a double whammy, with a solo show titled "A Winter Wonderland" by gallery favorite Walt Hall AND "Tiny Treasures" our 8th annual miniatures exhibit.

These exhibits were made possible by Ad at Treeline Woodworks. The showroom is beautiful and large enough to house all this wonderful art!

Reception: Saturday, December 14, 2013 from 6-9p - in conjunction with NELAart.org's Second Saturday Gallery Night


Show runs: December 7, 2013 - January 31, 2014

GIVE THE GIFT OF ART! SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS! SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS!

Cactus Gallery NOW at the Treeline Woodworks Showroom - 3001 North Coolidge Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90039


Gallery hours through December 23rd: 7 DAYS A WEEK, 11a-5p or by appointment.


Contact Sandra Mastroianni at semastroianni70@yahoo.com or 323.801.8669 for more PRE-SALE info.

See some of the available works at: http://www.pinterest.com/cactusgallery/tiny-treasures-2013-give-the-gift-of-art/

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

"Sense" at Cactus Gallery - 6th Annual Solo Exhibit by Patricia Krebs



 

Cactus Gallery is proud to present "Sense" - a solo exhibition by multimedia artist Patricia Krebs. 

For this -- her 6th annual solo show at Cactus Gallery -- Krebs presents a series of paintings about what we experience through our senses and emotions in contrast with our need to control such experiences and 'make sense of things' in a logical way. Like in all her previous works, she seduces the viewer using the whimsical as an excuse to reflect about more profound ideas: what's hidden below the surface of appearances; the complexity of humanity; the connections within ourselves, between each other, and to the world.


The reception, which coincides with Northeast Los Angeles' (NELA) Second Saturday Gallery Night, is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, will take place on Saturday, October 12th, from 6 to 9 pm at the Treeline Woodworks showroom, the gorgeous brand new space we exhibited in for the Frogtown Artwalk, located at 3001 N. Coolidge Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90039.


If you have a question regarding availability of work, please contact Sandra Mastroianni @ semastroianni70@yahoo.com or 323.801.8669



Patricia Krebs grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she received her degrees as Professor of Fine Arts and in Contemporary Visual Arts. In 2001 she moved to Los Angeles, California, where she works full-time as a free-lance multimedia artist. Her works have been exhibited in galleries and cultural centers, and have been featured in book covers, CDs, and educational publications.

Patricia has illustrated and designed over a dozen award winning children's picture books, She builds puppets and objects for theater and video, and recently debuted as art director and production designer for stop-motion animation. She is also a singer-songwriter, and she has recorded Spanish voice-overs for films such as Corpse Bride, Harry Potter, Happy Feet and Beowulf.

Her work has received special recognition from the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), and the 2012 Vision Award from the Reel Rasquache Arts Film Festival. To know more about her work, visit www.patriciakrebs.com.ar


"Custodian" - mixed media on canvas, 24" x 30"- $660 - SOLD


"Custodian" (close up) - mixed media on canvas, 24" x 30"- $660 -  SOLD


"Custodian" (close up) - mixed media on canvas, 24" x 30"- $660 -  SOLD

"La Culpa de la Pulpa" ("The Octopus Lady's Guilt") - 36" x 30" - $770 - SOLD
"La Culpa de la Pulpa"- (close up) - 36" x 30" - $770 - SOLD

"Inflammable" - acrylic on canvas, 12" x 36" - $550 - SOLD
"Inflammable" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 12" x 36" - $550 - SOLD


"My Ride" - acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24" - $550 - SOLD
"My Ride" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"- $550 - SOLD
"Revelation" - acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"- $550 - AVAILABLE
"Revelation" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"- $550 - AVAILABLE
"Shame On You" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 20" x 23" - $550


"Shame On You" - acrylic on canvas, 20" x 23" - $550


"Disarmament" - acrylic on canvas, 30" x 10" - $440 -  SOLD

"Disarmament" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 30" x 10" - $440 -  SOLD
"Assembly Line" - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - AVAILABLE

"Assembly Line" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - AVAILABLE

"Attention" - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - SOLD
"Attention" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - SOLD
"Blues" - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - AVAILABLE

"Blues" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - AVAILABLE
"Como Tocarla" - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - SOLD
"Como Tocarla" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - SOLD
"Step By Step" - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - SOLD
"Step By Step" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - SOLD
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"The Feast" - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - SOLD

"The Feast" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - SOLD
"Tonight's Plans" - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - SOLD
"Tonight's Plans" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - SOLD




"Tonight's Plans" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 30"x10" - $440 - SOLD


"Words" - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - SOLD
"Words" (close up) - acrylic on canvas, 12"x36" - $550 - SOLD