Stauss will conduct a painting demonstration at the Tahoe Art League August 11 meeting held at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center from 7pm to 9pm.  The public is invited to meet Randall who loves to capture the wonderment of Lake Tahoe and particularly the people who enjoy it that he often includes in his paintings.

Stauss’ watercolor plein air paintings have captured the essence of Lake Tahoe and the west coast for over thirty years.  He is an unassuming local figure who is often seen painting along the lake’s edge capturing local scenes.

A third generation Oregonian, Stauss began drawing and painting at an early age.  Encouraged by his parents, he began taking art lessons at the Portland Art Museum. He studied at the Portland Art Institute, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon. In 1985 he was accepted as a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, which was also the year he began his popular workshops. He and his wife, Edith, often travel to paint in new surroundings and now live in Carnelian Bay. In 2007, he conducted a workshop in Paris in Oils and gave classes in Watercolor Painting in India. Randall has also published an art book, Watercolors of Randall Stauss.

Essentially a representational painter, Randall is equally comfortable in both watercolor and oil painting. “The medium isn’t so important, although we won’t be able to express what we see and feel without a certain command of our materials,” explains Stauss. “Two of my favorite painters are Childe Hassam and Winslow Homer, although they painted much differently. Hassam’s work looks like it was joy to paint, and Homer was always looking for the truth of the matter.”

The Tahoe Art League Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd in South Shore.

For more information about the Tahoe Art League, please visit the TAL website.

Teri, a transplant from Phoenix, Arizona to Gardnerville, Nevada, was a successful interior designer for 20 years. She now focuses all of her time on creating art and teaching art classes, many at the TAL Art Center. Teri has become a real force in the expanding Carson Valley art scene and opened Artistic Viewpoints Gallery and Studio with her husband Bill, in the Copeland Cultural Arts Building in Minden. In May, Teri will hold a 4-day art class at Dillman’s Bay Resort and Creative Arts Foundation in Wisconsin.

Teri has participated in numerous juried shows and has won many awards. For years, she has been exploring the various facets of watercolors.

In her own words:

“The distinctive qualities of watercolors intrigue me and keep me experimenting with different ideas. I love the fluidity and transparency of the medium and try to let those elements represent my vision in each painting. My goal is to not give a photo realistic impression of a subject, but my artistic rendition through the many unique and surprising ‘accidents’ that can happen when using watercolors. Although I have a tendency to try to control my art, I strive to turn the control over to the medium and still achieve a recognizable image.”

Introduction to Watercolor with Teri Sweeney

Every Tuesday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm

$35 (Includes materials)

TAL Workshop Classroom
Ski Run Center
Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe, CA

For Information or to Register Contact: Dee Miller-Meyer at (775) 588-5416, or Teri Sweeney at (775) 790-9261, or e-mail: workshops@talart.org

Teri will also be teaching Landscapes in Watercolor July 22, 23, 24, 25; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Woodward received her Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from San Diego State University, where she studied printmaking and pottery. She has since instructed these mediums at California Western University, the Palo Alto Art Club, the Napa Valley Arts Council Education Program and at Lake Tahoe Community College. Woodward’s artwork has been displayed in many California art galleries and has been featured throughout the state in invitational and juried art shows. Woodward has been working and residing in South Lake Tahoe since 1999.

The Ceramic Workshop will be a hand building class in which the students will be interviewed and allowed to work at their own level of ability throughout the 4 weeks of instruction. Woodward will be limiting the class to only 15 students and working with the assistance of Larry Goodman in order to provide students as much help as possible.

The class will be held Mondays and Fridays for four weeks at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.

Class Fee is $200 plus $35 for materials that include one bag of clay and glazes. Classes can be taken on an individual basis at $30 per class, space permitting.

For information, please call Lynn Woodward at (530)544-1482, Dee Miller-Meyer at (775) 588-5416 or email workshops@talart.org.

Yerian spent his childhood in Santa Ana and the Yucca Valley of California. The desert landscape and rustic, worn architecture have become the foundation for his artistic aesthetic.

After two separate events that claimed the lives of his younger sister and father, Bryan was left with many unanswered questions regarding the fragility, value, and purpose of life. Recent, more positive experiences have helped to answer these questions. In 2007, he married his partner of eight years, and, with the birth of their daughter that same year, entered a new phase of his life, in which he is reminded daily of the astonishing beauty of birth and the cyclical nature of life. These events have proven very influential and, ultimately, are that which drive his artistic production.

In 2003, Yerian received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Humboldt State University, and was immediately hired as the Technician for the Humboldt State Sculpture Department. In 2005, he was accepted into San Jose State University’s Master of Fine Arts program, and in the spring of 2008, he received his terminal degree in the Spatial Arts.

Yerian’s work has been selected for exhibition by such jurors as Sherman Hall, Senior Editor of Ceramics Monthly, and Michael Wilson, Senior Editor of Art Forum.

Artist Statement:

My art is a testimony to the mundane; a celebration of the commonplace. I am interested in the collision of art and life, and how art can be used to interpret, as well as exemplify life. My work simultaneously contains humorous, analytical, emotional, and clinical elements that illustrate the striking contrasts I observe in the everyday. I reflect upon these ironic, oxymoronic experiences I have had in my choice of materials, objects, and processes.

In art, materials have an inherent visual language, just as objects have a symbolic language. What is the foundation of this language? For me, it originates in memories and associations I have made since birth, which are the software for my psyche. I desire the combination of visual elements, the composition that best describes the importance I find in the everyday hero of personal influence. The found objects and material combinations I am most attracted to challenge these expectations, and encourage the discovery of beauty in the overlooked and unexpected. I view my art as a byproduct of a process, the act of living. As time continuously advances, my art has become a commentary on a futile pursuit of preserving a moment in time.

The TAL meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., from 7 to 9pm, and are open to all. Check the TAL website, www.talart.org, for more information. Also, be sure to visit the Art Center Gallery, between the Senior Center and the Visitor’s Center and the Showcase Gallery, in the “Red Hut” center, at Ski Run and Tahoe Blvd.

Clay Times® magazine invites submissions from ceramic artists and students for the juried exhibition, “A New Decade of Clay: 2010” to take place at Northstar-at-Tahoe September 18 – October 16, 2010.

Submissions are due July 12, 2010 so act quick.

Internationally renowned ceramic artist Richard Shaw will jury the exhibit which is co-sponsored by Clay Times, Sierra Nevada College, and Northstar-at-Tahoe.

Winners will receive spectacular cash awards and prizes including Clay Times cover story, Sierra Nevada College ceramics scholarships, weekend lodging at Northstar-at-Tahoe.

The exhibition will be held in the Village at Northstar-at-Tahoe, which is offering discounted lodging packages for the weekend. Richard Shaw will be in attendance, as well as Polly Beach, editor of Clay Times magazine.The opening reception will be September 18, 2010, and the show will continue through October 16, 2010.

Call for Entries:

“A New Decade of Clay: 2010″ Exhibition
presented by Clay Times with Sierra Nevada College & Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort

Eligibility:

Open to all ceramic artists from the U.S.A. All entries must be at least 70% ceramic art, either functional and/or sculptural, and must have been completed during the last three years. There will be a separate student category open to high school and college students. Submissions must be original creations by the artist.

Entry Fee:

There is a non-refundable fee of $25 for up to three entries per individual. And, if you are a Sierra Nevada College student it’s only $15.

For more details about submissions, click here.

Continuing to display his indisputable talents in high school, he became the first recipient of the Stephen David Epstein Memorial Scholarship which made him eligible to study anywhere in the world for one year.

He chose to study in Paris. With Picasso.  Meet David Russo of South Lake Tahoe.

David’s illustrious career as a fine artist started at five years old when his mother gave me him watercolors, brushes and a really cheap pad of paper.

During the time David spent with Picasso, he stayed at the master’s home and studio in France. He traveled with Picasso, observed the master at work, and received instruction from him in various art forms and styles.

Upon returning home, he was asked about his tenure as the “National Boy of the Year.” David replied, “I met a lot of great people; governors, senators, movie stars, and even the President of the United States, but to be the student of Picasso, now that’s the greatest of all.”

David went on to receive a Master’s of Art degree from San Francisco State, a Masters in physical education from University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. in Art from Stanford University. He then worked in the California college system as an art instructor and coach until I retired in 1985 and has lived in South Lake Tahoe since.  David is a member of the Tahoe Art League, and has been the impetus behind the TAL Plein Air Painting summer series held at idyllic spots in Lake Tahoe.

David is also teaching a Watercolor Workshop in July 201o in South Lake Tahoe.

July 6, 8, 13, and 15
6:00pm to 8:30 pm
$25 per day or $90 for 4 classes

TAL Workshop Classroom
Ski Run Center behind Red Hut in South Lake Tahoe
Ski Run Boulevard and Hwy 50

For more information and to register, please contact: Dee Miller-Meyer at (775) 588-5416, or e-mail: workshops@talart.org

How about finding art by local artists?

Don’t miss the Tahoe Art League Summer Outdoor Art Shows running Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Throughout the summer, the Tahoe Art League holds various art shows featuring contemporary and fine art for sale at locations throughout South Lake Tahoe.

The Tahoe Art League artists like to share their interpretation of Lake Tahoe through their paintings, photography, pottery, mixed media, sculptures and other works.

You might even see some artists in action too.

2010 TAL Outdoor Art Shows:

• Mav 28-31 Memorial Weekend at the “Y” in South Shore, corner of Hwy 50/Emerald Bay Rd
• June 10-13 American Legion at Hwy 50/Blue Lake Ave.
• June 17-20 American Legion at Hwy 50/Blue Lake Ave.
• June 24-27 Middle School between Lyons Ave. and Al Tahoe Blvd. on Hwy. 50
• Julv 02-05 Julv Fourth Weekend at the “Y” in South Shore, corner of Hwy 50/Emerald Bay Rd
• Julv 15-18 American Legion at Hwy 50/Blue Lake Ave.
• Julv 22-25 Middle School between Lyons Ave. and Al Tahoe Blvd. on Hwy. 50
• Aug 05-08 American Legion at Hwy 50/Blue Lake Ave.
• Aug 12-15 at the “Y” in South Shore, corner of Hwy 50/Emerald Bay Rd
• Aug 19-22 Middle School between Lyons Ave. and Al Tahoe Blvd. on Hwy. 50
• Labor Day Weekend at the “Y” in South Shore, corner of Hwy 50/Emerald Bay Rd

Featured TAL artist: Kit Night

The Tahoe Art League is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting fine art and art education on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe since 1964. TAL provides free monthly art demonstrations for the public, art workshops, classes, summer outdoor shows, fine art exhibits, college scholarships and many other activities. To learn more about TAL or become a member, visit www.talart.org

On July 10 and 11,  local and regional artists will showcase their talent and works of art to benefit the Tahoe Arts Project (TAP) which brings cultural performing arts to South Lake Tahoe school children and the community.

You’ll be surprised by the creative mix of art such as paintings by Denise Mancour, Dolores Manning, Kit Night and Louise Howes; jewelry by Molly Bennett and Heather & Hillary, woodwork by Jeffrey Nelson, glass by Cindy McQuade, ceramics by Francis Rider, and photography by Dirk Yuricich and Eric Jarvis. You’ll also want to visit the booth with artwork from Lake Tahoe Community College art students, and meet local author Todd Borg who will introduce his newest Owen McKenna mystery, Tahoe Heat.

9th Annual Lake Tahoe Arts Festival
sponsored by the Tahoe Arts Project

July 10 and 11, 2010

Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4

Outdoors at the South Tahoe Middle School
2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in the middle of town

FREE ADMISSION!

Besides meeting the local artists and seeing a few in action, there will be food, entertainment, raffle prizes, and children’s activities including live performances by by local performers.

For more information, please visit www.tahoeartsproject.org.  Booths are still available. Contact Peggy at (530) 542-3632 or tahoearts@aol.com for more info.

About the Tahoe Arts Project

“Provide cultural enrichment and diversity for the community through the arts and education with particular focus on our youth.”  TAP mission statement.

Due to Lake Tahoe’s physical isolation in the Sierra Nevada mountains, exposure to professional performing artists is limited. Tahoe Arts Project (“TAP”) was established in 1987 by a group of parents, professional musicians and teachers to fill this void.

TAP’s primary focus for the past twenty-two years has been the production of in-school residencies. TAP’s artists-in-schools programs meet the need for high quality fine arts activities for the region’s children. TAP also produces a public performance series for the enjoyment of our community. TAP’s programs include acclaimed performing artists from various genres and cultures and has been nationally recognized as a role model for other arts-in-education organizations.

TAP reaches over 5,000 students, in grades Kindergarten through 12th, within 10 schools in El Dorado, Douglas, and Alpine counties of California and Nevada. The artists whom students meet through the TAP programs serve as role models that demonstrate the values of self-discipline and the pursuit of excellence. Current research validates TAP’s philosophy that these experiences also help students develop their own creative and problem solving abilities, foster intellectual development and success in all academic areas.

Featured art: North of Cave Rock by Louise Howes.

Learn how to paint landscapes with artist Teri Sweeney during her four-day watercolor workshop at the Tahoe Art League studio July 22 through 25, 2010.

You’ll learn how to create a winning composition from photographs, study different techniques to successfully illustrate the various landscape elements, and transform it into a finished painting.

Teri, a transplant from Phoenix, Arizona to Gardnerville, Nevada, was a successful interior designer for 20 years. She now focuses all of her time on creating art and teaching art classes, many at the TAL Art Center. Teri has become a real force in the expanding Carson Valley art scene and opened Artistic Viewpoints Gallery and Studio with her husband Bill, in the Copeland Cultural Arts Building in Minden.

Teri has participated in numerous juried shows and has won many awards. For years, she has been exploring the various facets of watercolors.

In her own words:

“The distinctive qualities of watercolors intrigue me and keep me experimenting with different ideas. I love the fluidity and transparency of the medium and try to let those elements represent my vision in each painting. My goal is to not give a photo realistic impression of a subject, but my artistic rendition through the many unique and surprising ‘accidents’ that can happen when using watercolors. Although I have a tendency to try to control my art, I strive to turn the control over to the medium and still achieve a recognizable image.”

Landscapes in Watercolor with Teri Sweeney

July 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2010

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

$240 for the 4 day session

TAL Showcase Gallery Art Center
Ski Run Center
Ski Run Boulevard@ Hwy 50 in South Lake Tahoe, CA

For Information or to Register Contact: Dee Miller-Meyer at (775) 588-5416, or Teri Sweeney at 775-783-0633, or e-mail: workshops@talart.org

Meet the artists and see a sample of their work at the Artists’ Reception Thursday, July 29, at Picchetti Winery from 5pm to 7pm.

South Shore is home to many accomplished artists who are members of the Tahoe Art League (TAL) dedicated to promoting fine art and art education in South Lake Tahoe.

Along the TAL studio tour you’ll find fine art by 30 local artists in a variety of art mediums including oil, acrylics, watercolor, ceramics, photography, glass, and wearable art.  Many of the artists will be demonstrating their techniques and will have original artwork for sale.

TAL Artists Open Studio Tour
Featuring 30 local artists at 13 locations

2 weekends

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
July 30-August 1
August 6-8

10am to 5pm daily

Free and open to the public. Maps available.

Meet the Artists:

Toast the local artists on Thursday, July 29th, and preview a sampling of the artwork and meet the Studio Tour artists at the Opening Reception at Picchetti Winery, 3135 Harrison Ave., from 5pm to 7pm.

Featured Tahoe Art League Artists:

• Joyce Bahnsen
• Kristin Boles
• Pete Bowie
• Dorothy Davis
• David Foster
• Barbara Gustafson
• Lorie Hocking
• Charlene Howdle
• Helmut Klementi
• Egon Klementi
• Kit Night
• Karen Linsley
• Lois Loveless
• Nancy Lynch
• Nina Major
• Gayle McCulloch
• Dee Miller Meyer
• “Lady” Jill Mueller
• Dixie Murnane
• Irmgard Otto
• Joanne Parker
• Donna Reid
• David Russo
• Robert Schimmel
• Doug Souza
• Walt Stevenson
• Teri Sweeney
• Jacquelyn Valpy
• JoAnne Wood
• Evelyn Yonker

TAL Artists Open Studio Tour Maps:

Free maps of the Open Studio Tour are available online, or at the Tahoe Art Center, 3062 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Picchetti Winery, Lake Tahoe Master Framing and Passaretti’s Restaurant.

For more information, please contact the Tahoe Art League at (530) 544-2313 and visit their website at www.talart.org.

The Tahoe Art League is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting fine art and art education on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe since 1964. TAL provides free monthly art demonstrations for the public, art workshops, classes, summer outdoor shows, fine art exhibits, college scholarships and many other activities. The Tahoe Art League Gallery is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am to 4pm, and features fine art by local artists in a variety of mediums.