Sierra Light by Bonita Paulis
Posted on June 30, 2010
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She works with soft pastels to capture the changing moods of our Sierra landscapes. Her rich pallet of colors depict the captivating light of early morning, end of day and the flush of Tahoe’s famous alpenglow.
Meet Bonita Paulis, landscape artist from South Lake Tahoe.
Bonita has been living in the Lake Tahoe region for 25 years, and sees no end to the inspiration this area has to offer to her paintings. Bonita is a member of the Tahoe Art League, Pastel Society of the West Coast (regional representative) and a signature member of the Sierra Pastel Society. She has paintings of many areas, from the High Sierras to the California Coast and the Desert Southwest.
A prolific artist, Bonita had two Lake Tahoe paintings juried into the Santa Cruz Art League’s 79th annual Statewide Exhibition entitled “Irreplaceable Places by Contemporary California Landscape Painters” that ran June 6-28, 2009.
The two paintings included “High Sierra Gem, Caples Lake” and “Glacial Reflections, Round Top Lake and 3 Sisters” shown here.
And, in September 2009 Bonita won an Honorable Mention for “Sierra Canyon” at the North Tahoe Plein Air juried art show. Bonita was selected to join more than thirty-five artists over three days to capture the many moods of the Sierra’s fall light as it dances along the landscape. The 4th annual North Tahoe Plein Air Event to take place at the Village at Northstar September 8-12, 2010.
Bonita’s landscape collections can be found in the Lake Tahoe region, and in many international locations.
You can see more of her work in person at Lone Tree Gallery, 1598 Esmeralda in Minden, Nevada; Hanifin’s Art & Antiques 210 N. Carson Street Carson City, Nevada; and at the Showcase Gallery in the Ski Run Center in South Lake Tahoe.
Or you can view her paintings anytime at www.bonitapaulis.com Please contact Bonita at bpaulis@yahoo.com to make an appointment or for pricing.
Featured paintings:
The End of Day in the upper Truckee Marsh on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe
Glacial Reflections, Round Top Lake and 3 Sisters
Evening Shades at Lake Tahoe
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