Saturday, February 21, 2015

Available works for LOTERIA! exhibit

LOTERIA! Group Show
March 14 - April 8
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14, 2015 * 6p-10p

Cactus Gallery is pleased to present our first exhibit of 2015 -- LOTERIA!

La Loteria is a game of chance played like Bingo, only with pictures instead of numbers. The Loteria deck uses 54 images, including characters, instruments, flora, animalia, and objects which have become iconic and synonymous with Mexican culture.

Our LOTERIA! exhibit will feature 54 paintings and mixed media works by 50 artists who used their assigned card as a springboard for their modern interpretation and the results are delightful. For context, displayed alongside the interpretations, will be the most commonly recognized standard deck by Pasatiempos Gallo, S.A.

Please join us for this charming show and play La Loteria with us during the reception
for a chance to win a signed original from one of the participating artists!

Email Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com or call 323.801.8669 to visit the gallery or for purchase information.

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

This is the iconic deck by Pasatiempos Gallo, Inc. originally printed in 1887 in Queretaro, MX.

View of the LOTERIA! exhibit. Runs through April 8, 2015.


View of the LOTERIA! exhibit. Runs through April 8, 2015.



El Gallo (Psicodelico) #1
Michelle Waters
Acrylic on wood, 9” x 12”
$250 - AVAILABLE


El Diablito #2 (The Fallen Angel)
Mavis Leahy
Hand Dyed Fabric, Hand Embroidered, Applique, Beaded. Antique Metallic Trim, Circa 1900, Antique Wood Frame, Milagros, 10” x 13”
SOLD


La Dama #3
Holly Wood
Acrylic gouache on panel, 11" x 14”
SOLD


El Catrin #4
Eden Folwell
Acrylic on canvas, 9” x 12”
$298 - AVAILABLE


El Paraguas #5
Valency Genis
Wood, wire, epoxy clay, paper clay, glass, acrylic, oil, 19"x12"x13"
SOLD


La Sirena #6 (Sobreviviente)
Miriam Martinez
Acrylic on wood 9" x 12"   
SOLD



La Escalera #7
Jon Measures
Mixed media on wood, 12” x 12”
$350 - AVAILABLE

La Botella #8 (Tequila Muerto Reposado)
Carlos Villez
Acrylic on canvas,  11" X 14"
$450 - AVAILABLE



El Barril #9
Vera Paras
Ink on paper, 8” x 10”, framed to 11.5” x 13.5”
SOLD


El Arbol #10
Janrt Olenik
Acrylic on bass board, 6” x12” 
SOLD


El Melon #11
K Howell
Watercolor and graphite on Bristol paper, 5” x 7”, framed to 7.5” x 9.5”
$100 - AVAILABLE


El Valiente #12
Roger Trivinos
Acrylic on wood, 8.5" x 11.5"
$350 - AVAILABLE


El Gorrito #13
Kelly Thompson
Mixed media on wood, 7.5” x 10”
SOLD


La Muerte #14 (Muerte Maria)
Carlos Villez
Acrylic on professional wood panel, 11” x 14”
$800 - AVAILABLE


La Pera #15
Sherri Miranda
Acrylic on canvas, triptych 4” x 5”, framed to 18” x 10”
$200
La Bandera #16 (Surrendering To Love)
Simona Candini
Mixed media on Fabriano watercolor coffee stained paper, 8” x 10”, framed to 11” x13”
SOLD


El Bandolon #17
Sarah Polzin
Mixed media on wood, 9” x 11”
SOLD


El Violoncello #18
Lacey Bryant
Oil on panel, 11” x 14”
SOLD


La Garza #19
Johnny “Zurdo” Quintanilla
Acrylic on wood, 11” x 14”
$400 - AVAILABLE


El Pajaro #20
Walt Hall
Mixed media on wood, 10” x 11.5”
SOLD


La Mano #21
Encarni Diaz
Oil on wood, 9.5” x 12”, framed to 13.5” x 16”
$600 - AVAILABLE


La Bota #22
Alea Bone
Mixed media on wood, 11” x 14”
$275 - AVAILABLE


La Luna #23
Gabriela Zapata
Acrylic on wood, 9” x 11”
SOLD


El Cotorro #24
Joshua Coffy
Mixed media on wood, 9” x12”
SOLD

El Borracho #25
Joe Alvarez
Acrylic on repurposed wood, 11” x 14.5”
SOLD

              La Negrita #26                        
Patricia Krebs          
Mixed media (aquarelle pencils, acrylic, ink) on paper, 10” x 14”, framed to 13" x 17 1/3"
SOLD




El Corazón # 27 (Mariposas en el Corazón)
Miriam Martinez
Acrylic on wood 9" x 12"  
SOLD

La Sandia #28
Sarah Stone
Oil on birch panel, 18” x 24”
$450 - AVAILABLE



El Tambor #29
Chatismo
Mixed media on wood, 9.5” x 13.25”
$150 - AVAILABLE


El Camaron #30
Bobby Rojas
Acrylic on wood panel, 5” x 7”
$200 - AVAILABLE

Las Jaras #31
Lea Barozzi
Oil on Wood, 5” x7”
SOLD


El Musico #32 (Make Me Thy Lyre, Even as the Forest Is)
Jaclyn Alderete
Oil on panel, 12” x 16”
SOLD

La Araña #33
Yo-yMis Kosas
Mixed media
$350 - AVAILABLE


El Soldado #34
Sam Russell
Watercolor on canvas, 8” x 10”
$100 - AVAILABLE


La Estrella #35
Ulla Anobile
Paper mache, acrylics, 9” x 6"
SOLD


El Cazo #36 (Estoy Vacio Sin Ti)
Andie Bogdan
Mixed media on wood, 11” x 14”
SOLD


              El Mundo #37                        
Patricia Krebs          
Mixed media (aquarelle pencils, acrylic, ink) on paper, 10” x 14”, framed to 13" x 17 1/3"
SOLD


El Apache #38
Douglas Alvarez
Mixed media on canvas, 12” x 9”
SOLD


El Nopal #39 (A Right Prickly Pair)
Norman Gray
Mixed media sculpture, each 5" x 5”, total 10" x 10"
$300 - AVAILABLE


El Alacran #40
Terri Berman
Acrylic on wood, 11” x 14”
$180 - AVAILABLE


La Rosa #41
Ulla Anobile
Paper mache, acrylics, 7 1/2" x 6 1/2"
$175 - AVAILABLE



La Calavera #42
Jazmin Molina
Mixed media, 8” x 10”
SOLD


La Campana #43
Elisa Belloni
Latex, polymer clay, cloth, wood, glass, aluminum, paper, Carillon, 10” x 6” x  5“
SOLD

El Cantarito #44
Angela Maria Ortiz S.
Black and White Photograh, 9” x 12”, framed to 12” x 15.5”
$250 - AVAILABLE


El Venado #45 (Hopi Dream "Empathy”)
PECA
Acrylic on paper, mounted on wood/framed to 11"x13"
SOLD


El Sol #46
Rasa Jadzeviciene
Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”
SOLD


La Corona #47
Sandra Vista
Mixed media, 8” x 2.5”
$590 - AVAILABLE


La Chalupa #48
Joe Bravo
Acrylic on wood, 8” x 12”
$450 - AVAILABLE


El Pino #49 (Predetermination 1)
Bill Wheeler
Acrylic on matboard, 8” x 10"
SOLD


El Pescado #50
Catherine Bursill Moore
Oil on panel 11” x 14”, framed to 16” x 19”
SOLD



La Palma #51
Rosie Garcia
Oil on Canvas, 9” x 12” 
$240 - AVAILABLE


La Maceta #52
Ashley Fisher
Paper cut out and watercolor, 8” x 10”, framed to 
$300 - AVAILABLE


El Arpa #53
Jessica Ward
Graphite, color pencil, chalk pastel on illustration board, 11” x 14”
$500 - AVAILABLE

La Rana #54 (Mr. Lily)
Nichol Norman
Gouache on paper 8” x 11”, framed to 10” x 13” 
$295 - AVAILABLE




Sunday, February 15, 2015

LOTERIA! Group Show and 10 Year Anniversary!




LOTERIA! Group Show
March 14 - April 8
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14, 2015 * 6p-10p

 Cactus Gallery is pleased to present our first exhibit of 2015 -- LOTERIA!

La Loteria is a game of chance played like Bingo, only with pictures instead of numbers. The Loteria deck uses 54 images, including characters, instruments, flora, animalia, and objects which have become iconic and synonymous with Mexican culture.

Our LOTERIA! exhibit will feature 54 paintings and mixed media works by 50 artists who used their assigned card as a springboard for their modern interpretation and the results are delightful. For context, displayed alongside the interpretations, will be the most commonly recognized standard deck by Pasatiempos Gallo, S.A.

Pasatiempos Gallo, (Don Clemente, Inc. in the US), began publishing the game in 1887. The game originated in Italy in the 15th century and was brought to Mexico in 1769. In the beginning, Loteria was a hobby of the upper classes, but eventually it became a tradition at Mexican fairs.

Please join us for this charming show and play La Loteria with us during the reception
for a chance to win a signed original from one of the participating artists!


This is the original iconic Loteria deck by Pasatiempos Gallo (Don Clemente, Inc. in the US). 



Works by artists Miriam Martinez, Gabriela Zapata, Holly Wood, Alea Bone, and Joe Bravo.

Works by artists Joshua Coffy, Sarah Stone, Angela Maria Ortiz S., Bill Wheeler, and PECA.

Works by Andie Bogdan, Lacey Bryant, Sarah Polzin, Lea Barozzi, and Janet Olenik.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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!

Friday, October 17, 2014

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.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

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.

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