almost really good

Melissa Monroe and Jesse Reno

Our show to finish out 2024 was hung in November and December. Melissa Monroe and Jesse Reno, partners in life and art, collaborated on some fun pieces, as well as giving us a gallery full of strong individual works. 

Melissa Monroe and Jesse Reno_remembering together - each of us built destroyed rendered and rendered over each other's work until we found a balance and outcome we were happy with/ 36" x 24" on wood/ acrylic, oil pastel, pencil/ $2200.

Jesse Reno_almost really good, picasso replica_acrylic. oil pastel, pencil_ 24" x 13" on wood_ $750.

Melissa Monroe/Angel Rocking Horse/tufted wool, antique rocking horse, foam, rocker/28"x40"x18"/$4500.

Jesse Reno/superman karate-kid-pinball machine whatever you want/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil/46"x46" on gallery stretched canvas/$5800.

Melissa Monroe/Cube of Face/tufted wool on hand sewn on wood face/24"x12"x12"/$2200.

Cube of Face/detail

Cube of Face/detail 2

Jesse Reno/volcano face I see you/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on gallery wrapped canvas/31" x 55"/$3500.

Melissa MonroeGloves Given/acrylic on canvas/60"x24"/$3500.

Jesse Reno/automatic wonder/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood/22"x22"/ $1300.

Jesse Reno/giant sits/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood/24.5" x 34" /$2400.

Melissa Monroe/Going Slow Matters Less Together/tufted wool/39"x27"/$1800.

Jesse Reno/leopard moves like palms/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil/18" x 25" /$1400.

Melissa Monroe/Happy to Be Here Chair/tufted wool on metal chair frame/37"x20"x21"/$2900.

Melissa Monroe/Happy Body/tufted wool/46"x22"/$2200.

Jesse Reno/golden hour living room_humpty dumpty - hatch - something beyond here - expansion in a new direction/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil/ 30" x 30" on wood/ $2400.

Jesse Reno/still life of owl spirit petting cat next to vase/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil/24" x 25" on wood/SOLD

Melissa Monroe/Inside Mask/

Jesse Reno/metahysical cobra/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, silkscreen made from original paintings/39" x 33" on gallery stretched canvas/ silkscreen made from $3200.

Design by Jesse Reno, tufted by Melissa Monroe/Keeper/tufted wool/20"x21"/$1200.

Melissa Monroe/Leaning Isn't Holding/acrylic on wood panel/48"x24"/$2200.

Jesse Reno/igloo sunset over los angeles/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil/24" x 24" on wood/ $1800.

Melissa Monro/_Learning to Be Grown Up/tufted wool/86"x37"/$4600.

Melissa Monroe/Parts and Pieces of Reasons/acrylic on wood panel/48"x24"/$2200.

Melissa Monroe/Weather Head/tufted wool, hand sewn on found wood base/24"x22"/12"/$2800.

Melissa Monroe/Weather Head, side view

Melissa Monroe/Weather Head, sad side

Melissa Monroe/Weather Head, side view

Jesse Reno/potted plants empty bottles/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil/24" x 16" on wood/ $900.

Melissa Monroe/Smushy Face/tufted wool/21"x21"/$800.

Jesse Reno/sidewinder/acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, silkscreen made from original drawings/48" x 24" on wood $3000.

Jesse Reno/once/acrylic, oil pastel, penci, silkscreenl on wood/48" x 48" / $6000.