Variety key to art gallery's appeal

Palm Springs — Collectors of eclectic, quirky and original artwork will relish walking around Renegade Art Gallery.

The 6,000-square-foot gallery, at 1345 N. Palm Canyon Drive, is divided into about 10 rooms, each filled with a distinct type of artwork such as photography, oils on canvas, ink jet prints and ceramic sculptures.

“We really try to offer a broad variety of work and we look for artists that will really fit in here,” gallery director Jennifer Goldstein said.

Each room has customized lighting, flooring and some extra element, such as a beach boardwalk and sand, to give visitors a unique experience.

“It's like a gallery within a gallery,” Goldstein said.

Renegade features the work of 15 artists — locals and many from Los Angeles, Malibu and as far away as Portland, Ore.

Local artists Dan Irvine, Tyler Morgan, Christopher Shoemaker and Tasha Gilbreath display their work there.

The gallery is owned by Allen Long.

Fans of modern art will be drawn to the work of the gallery's youngest artist, Gilbreath, or Tosh as she prefers.

The 20-year-old Palm Springs High School graduate mixes a menagerie of bright colors to paint pictures of animals ranging from an octopus to a zebra.

Tosh's color choices and combinations make her images pop off the canvas.

“I have a passion for animals and I try to use just three or four simple colors to show off the beauty of the animal,” she said.

She also constructs her own canvasses.

“I make the wood frames and then I decide if I want to use silk or cotton, or whatever for the canvas,” she said.

Born and raised in the Coachella Valley, Tosh began drawing and painting at a young age and develops her talent by learning from fellow artists.

Since showing her work at Renegade, she has made three sales and acquired four commission jobs.

Even as her reputation spreads, Tosh doesn't have any plans to relocate to a larger city.

“I think the modern, simple style of my work really fits in here,” she said.

“I don't feel that a larger city, one more artsy, would appreciate my work.”