Early Spring, 2024
Another good rain year for Coronado, and California. The reservoirs and wild flowers are extremely happy!
We are open “In Spirit and in the Cloud”!
Questions? TEXT or Call 619-435-4342.
Although we have no showroom, we have a fair amount of inventory on hand, and in a storage locker nearby. Pieces come and go.
We can ship, deliver or meet. In 28 years, you learn a lot about fulfilling someone’s interest in Artwork—no matter where they live.
Please join our mailing list. Include the word “LIST” in an email to: artforwildlife@yahoo.com. New subscribers will receive a Coupon good for a minimum of 10% anything in the Gallery, or an additional 5% if the piece is already discounted. We like to communicate via this List, and/or via Instagram. Please join us.
Thank you.
If so inclined, read more below, certainly our story since Covid-19 hit California!
Celebrate America. Celebrate Summer. Celebrate Beauty. Celebrate Art!
Our current promotion: these Kitty Cantrell sculptures are Mixed Media: bronze and pewter inside of Lucite, and are gorgeous; especially with the LED Light Base offered FREE with Artwork purchase! And with the Gallery’s “No Big Rent” reality, we are throwing in FREE Shipping of the Artwork and the Light Base, too. This amounts to Serious Savings and Incentives, roughly in the $300 range! Do you have a better idea? We will listen to your offer! Send an email, please.
We will offer similar Incentives on all Kitty Cantrell pieces through July 15th! Take a look and click, call or email. Thank you.
April 1, 2021
Celebrate Spring, celebrate beauty and celebrate Art. Life is short, so one better enjoy it!
David Miller has been painting his whole life, and nationally published for more than 30 years. Probably most famous for his “Windows to Paradise Pieces” his credentials in Marine and Environmental Art are second to none.
Take a look at his Surfboard Art, ready to hang and in both horizontal and vertical formats, and his new Window Pieces. There is a lot to see and to enjoy. In celebration of many positive things, we are offering free fully insured shipping for the month of April. And David will personalize any piece with a remarque! Email or call the Gallery with any questions.
February 10, 2021
Brian Arthur has been a busy Sculptor, and has just released some new Pelican pieces. If he or we do not have them “on hand” then they are cast to order, and we are quoting 3-4 weeks for them to be made.
Please note this enables one to choose their specific patina (or coloration)! In Pelicans, your choices are: Mahogany, Silver Gray, Matte White, and Onyx. Which one do you like? Free shipping via Coupon Code “Pelicans” through February 20th.
Contact the Gallery by email, via the website or by telephone. We would be happy to hear from you!
January 15, 2021
We have worked with Kitty Cantrell and her National Publisher, Starlite Originals of Los Angeles, CA since we opened in May of 1994. Most but not all of her offerings are “mixed media sculptures”, that is, bronze and pewter (and other metals) accented with hot torched patinas and encased in Lucite. Lucite is a perfect representation of water and the ocean! And because Lucite seems to absorb light, these pieces are easy to enjoy as Artwork in any setting!
The current promotion is Internet Best Pricing, combined with Free Shipping. Such a deal! Click, email or call with any questions or comments. Thank you.
November 30, 2020
The current promotion is Nic McGuire’s gorgeous new glass Wall Butterflies. There are three new designs, “Orange Monarch”, “Yellow Monarch” and “Blue Morpho”, and they are offered in two sizes. Aside from a seriously discounted price, we are offering Free Continental US Shipping! Such a deal!
The “Orange Monarch” design came from a special Commission of 200 pieces, an order from the Comcast Corporation. These are beautiful creations in glass, made here in San Diego, and sure to please. Some persons create a display using multiple butterflies, but they are perfect as a stand alone accent. Act now to receive them in time for the Holidays. How can we help? Internet, email, or telephone.
November 10, 2020
The “Escaping Starfish” are 100% glass, by John Gibbons. These gorgeous objects have two of their five legs hanging at a right angle, and therefore seem to be creeping away! Genius.
These signed pieces are our current promotion, and are offered via FREE Shipping if one gets at least two starfish. Shipping is refunded via a Gallery Check.
If it helps, holiday presents can be gift wrapped for free and sent to arrive a week before December 25th. Let us know how we can help you.
October 1, 2020
Mr. Satava’s glass Jellyfish have been a mainstay of the Gallery’s offerings since 2000. We offer them at the same price as does the Artist, meaning, there is no additional Gallery mark-up!
The current promotion are these Jellyfish, especially the new Seascapes. These Seascapes have a flat back, which enables a blue, under the ocean, type appearance: hence Seascape. Beautiful!
For maximum effect and enjoyment, these pieces should be lit. While we have suggestions for inexpensive “from above” lighting, we are offering a Free LED Lightbase (“from below” lighting) with any purchase. Separately, for larger pieces ($1000 and over) we offer a rebate, sent with the piece itself, of 15%! Through October 15th. Treat yourself. Life is short.
See what we have, here: https://artforwildlife.com/richard-satava-glass-jellyfish/
September 15, 2020
Art for Wildlife Galleries was the first Gallery to exhibit the work of Grant Pecoff when he had finished his academic/art school and training. He had not yet developed his unique and recognizable style, but it was obvious he was talented, disciplined, and determined, and laser focused upon his art and his career.
We reconnected some 20 years later in 2018, looked at the body of work, and knew: at least to some degree, we had “missed the boat”!
We have now posted a number of his new pieces on our site, including his interesting take on “water”. But there are many others to see and enjoy. And we are offering free shipping on any Pecoff piece through September 30th, in the form of a Gallery check. Take a look!
August 28, 2020
Loet Vanderveen died at the age of 94 in 2015. He sculpted until the very end. He wasn’t doing it for money. It was his gift to humanity.
Brian Arthur, well past what we might call retirement age, recently stated: “I have more ideas now than I have ever had!” This pandemic has changed a lot of things, but not his desire or his need to create and express beauty and truth. The new normal has him working with a small family owned Foundry on the Central California coast. These first few new Herons, available now in two distinct patinas, are the subject of our first “new normal” mass email, along with his new, mixed media Polar Bear piece.
Special Note: he has just finished 7 new, smaller Owls retailing at $600 or less. See them now at www.brianarthur.com/owls.html.
Life does go on!
August 15, 2020
The Gallery is physically closed, as of 7/31/2020. Inventory is boxed and stored in an Industrial setting; much cheaper rent!! The past two weeks has been spent re organizing and re juvenating, and planning the path ahead. What is the new normal, and how does it relate to Art for Wildlife Galleries, and Coronado, CA?
This remains to be seen. But life does go on, and we are gathering new pieces from Brian Arthur and others, and we will announce them in the near future. Email or call with any questions or comments. Thank you, Art for Wildlife Galleries.
July 8, 2020
Special Note: The Gallery will shut on July 31st, but is slated to re open in January, 2021, in a smaller, more efficient location. We are now in the midst of a “Gallery Closing/Downsizing Sale” which ends on Sunday, July 12th. The prices shown, on line and in person, are not “sustainable” to either a Gallery, or to an Artist. But they are a sign of the times, and may mark the end of an era. There is a new normal upon us, and anyone so inclined, should take advantage of these incredible prices: a gift for later in a closet, a surprise gesture to a loved one, a legacy gift to a son or daughter, a bonus to employee or business associate, an Anniversary present that says it all.
There are many reasons to give! We look forward to hearing from you, and sincerely thank you all for the support over the years; without you and your interests, we had (nor have) nothing! Thank you.
July 6, 2020
The Big Event, the “Gallery Closing/Downsizing Sale” is this weekend: July 10-12, Noon to 5pm. But you do not have to come into the Gallery to take advantage! And you do not have to wait for July 10th!
Shop now, or call. We are open this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Noon to 5pm! Thank you. Art for Wildlife Galleries.
July 1, 2020
We are in the final stages of a great 26 year run, and indeed will have the “Gallery Closing/Downsizing Sale” on July 10, 11, and 12th from 12:00 Noon until 5 PM. We will close on July 31st, and are slated to re-open in a smaller, more efficient location in January. But for now, most all items are seriously discounted, on line and in person. Take a look around, and treat yourself! Call or email with questions. Thank you. Art for Wildlife Galleries
June 19, 2020
We are winding down, and offer today a very special wood carving by J. Chester Armstrong. This Artist is Internationally Known, and his work is highly coveted. We are selling this for a downsizing customer. Free Shipping, or No Sales Tax, or we are encouraging offers! Email or Call: 619-435-4342.
June 12, 2020
We approach the weekend with lots of items reduced in person and on-line. We are downsizing, and will be moving. But if you need an incentive to have something shipped, we offer the following: free shipping on Anna Sweet’s original pieces (from $130 and up) on Richard Satava’s Glass Jellyfish (from $250 and up) and Brian Arthur bronzes (from $275 and up). A Gallery check for shipping will be sent with the piece itself. Enjoy and be safe. We will get through this. Let us know if we can be of any service.
June 5, 2020
A new normal is upon us, and we are going to celebrate with a Richard Satava glass Jellyfish extravaganza. Life does go on, and life is for the living. Seize (and enjoy) the day. And be safe!
May 30, 2020
We are open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, Noon to 5pm, or, by Appointment. We have put up on-line the beautiful and reasonably priced Original “ocean-y” pieces by Anna Sweet, $130 and up! Lots of other things, on-line or in person. We have distance, and disinfectants, and beautiful new items. Come on over or take a look.
May 25, 2020
Happy Memorial Day! We are open Noon to 5pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Holidays, socially distanced and safe, of course, or, by Appointment Only!
May 19, 2020
We have been working getting our inventory up and fully shop-able on-line. We are one of the largest Richard Satava Dealers in the world, and we have a serious display of his glass Jellyfish and Vases. We also have the glass Butterflies and feathers of San Diego’s own Nic McGuire up and shop-able on-line. Take a look. Lastly, we are preparing a Big Sale in about a month, where our on hand Inventory will be heavily discounted to help us move to a smaller location. If there is something that you are interested in, contact us now. Thank you.
May 12, 2020
As we prepare a special offer from glass Artist John Gibbons, and specifically about his Starfish Clusters, we note that the Internet Merchant, Artful Home, offers these same sized pieces at 33% higher than our normal retail ($1800 versus $1195)!! Ours are on hand and on-line, and shop-able, and a Last Chance at these prices.
May 10, 2020
Mothers Day, 2020.
Some signs of life outside. Coronado recently opened its golf course, and with modified modus operandi has lots of business. The beaches are open for swimming and surfing and walking, but not sitting down.
I do see the Kayak and Bike Rental Store has opened, and with their new protocol, is sending out some equipment. The staff has masks, but many of the renters do not. Activity, but not any volume.
We are safely inside and working with customers from all over, but mostly we are focused on getting our specific inventory up, and shop-able, on our website. We are making a lot of progress. Richard Satava and his Jellyfish are up, and a Miscellaneous Section has a number of interesting items, up and shop-able.
As we ponder the immediate future, we will continue with “Open by Appointment Only, and On-Line”.
Life goes on. Stay safe.
April 18, 2020
The Gallery was started in May of 1994. There was a most important partner, but his interests evolved, and it soon became owned and operated by one owner.
Coming up to our 26th Anniversary, we are in a mandatory Covid-19 shutdown/lockdown, and we are all staying at home. Airlines are operating at less than 10% of capacity, and all the Hotels, including the Grand Dame herself, the famed Hotel Del, are closed. Not a soul around.
We wear face masks when we go out! And we practice social distancing. Will we ever be the same?
Back in 2005, a major October brush fire east of San Diego sent so much ash and particulates into the air, the City of San Diego told it’s employees to stay home for a day or two. We saw a few face masks then. And now, we are advised to wear them at all times!
The Gallery is open, but the doors are locked, and any and all business is done via the Internet, and over the phone. It is still beautiful, and the music is pleasing, but no one can go out unless on essential business or taking solitary exercise, and we are not “open” per se. But our Landlord, and their Landlord, want their rightful due…
It is a perfect time to downsize, and we will within a few months.
In the meantime, we are getting most of our Inventory posted and shoppable online. We are adding pieces daily. The images are not professional done, but they are getting up! Take a look around.
Life is short. Treat yourself to something that makes you feel good. Give something to someone you love. There will not be a better time.
It is really very simple!
Call or email, and tell us what you want. We will offer Quarantine Incentive Pricing!
Call 619-435-4342, or email artforwildlife@yahoo.com, or text, 619-750-3833
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