Photography by local Chris Talbot at North Tahoe Event Center thru September 2010
The imagery of long time local and world travel photographer, Chris Talbot, will be on display at the North Tahoe Event Center July through the end of September. To celebrate this exhibit and the Tahoe Lifestyle, TahoeFest 2010 will return in the fall 2010 with all proceeds going to the North Tahoe Regional Park children’s playground project in Tahoe Vista.
Watercolor Workshop with David Russo July 6-15 in South Lake Tahoe
Out of 300,000 boys, he was selected as the “Boy of the Year” by the Boys Club of America in the late 1940’s because of his artistic talents and community service. At the same time while still in grade school, he also won a scholarship to the San Francisco College of Art where he studied on Saturdays and at night.
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. read more →
Capturing the Human Condition – Ali Warren
Her attention to detail in her illustrations mimics the master Flemish painters who are her inspiration.
Meet Ali Warren, painter from South Lake Tahoe.
Sierra Light by Bonita Paulis
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. read more →
Fantastical Illustrations by Kristen Schwartz
Inspired by her surroundings and world cultures, Kristen Schwartz of South Shore has captured many of Tahoe’s mythical icons and other fantasticals in her illustrations, including this image of Cave Rock Woman.
Cultural mythology and healing customs from around the world play a big part in Kristen’s captivating art work which she calls Faery Medicine.
Her hope is that her illustrations will spark an interest in the vast indigenous wisdom that exists before it disappears completely.
Everyday Life by Randall Stauss
His paintings often depict the everyday life found at the boat marinas of Lake Tahoe, the back streets of Truckee, and the trails around Fallen Leaf Lake.
Like this classic of Chief Black Cloud.
Meet Randall Stauss of Carnelian Bay.
Tahoe Rocks by Pamela Hunt Lee
In her lakefront studio, Pamela creates art work which reflects the natural beauty of the world around her.
With nature as her muse, the Lake Tahoe environment is portrayed in her jewelry, paintings, giclee prints and note cards.
The Magical Art of Cathy McClelland
Art has always been her escape, taking her into the realms of her imagination where she creates.
Cathy McClelland has lived and created on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe for many years. Her love for Tahoe is shared with her love for painting Tahoe’s environment, as well as many other magical themes in life.
Life at the Lake by Lauren Sannazzaro
As a native of South Lake Tahoe and thriving young artist, she provides a refreshing perspective of life at Lake Tahoe such as her delightful depiction of Fannette Island and Emerald Bay.
Lauren Sannazzaro started drawing at age fifteen as a form of escapism creating colorfully detailed abstract designs. With an insatiable desire to learn more about art, she attended her first art class at Lake Tahoe Community College at age sixteen.
Regal Rooster Art by Nancy Abicht
Her subjects like to strut their stuff.
Roosters by Nancy Abicht, South Shore watercolorist.
Sculpted Photographs by Matt Dodge, Snowboard Pioneer
Snowboard pioneer and former world champion uses adrenalin to fuel his imagery.
Meet Matt Dodge.
“I create modern images that document contemporary man’s celebration of the eternal earth,” states Dodge. “I blend the excitement of my experiences with a primal urge to create.”
Handwoven Tapestries and Rugs by Romiti
They have been creating their handwoven award-winning tapestries and rugs for almost 40 years.
Each expressive piece is made by hand, entirely original from the fleece to the finished product.
Meet the Romitis, Judith and Lawrence, of Incline Village.
Contemporary Art by Carole Sesko
Her artwork is constantly evolving, mirroring her life as it transforms with the next stage of discovery and creative expression.
Lately, she has infused deeper textures into her imaginative mixed media pieces, bringing them to life like her 3-D houses and animated guitar paintings that ignite the senses and pull at our heart strings.
Personal yet powerful, Carole’s constructivist art is a reflection of her joyous connection with the magical beauty of her surroundings.
Meet Carole Sesko, contemporary artist from Truckee. read more →
Tahoe Backcountry inspires Watercolor Dreamscapes by Joyce Major
With all of her senses engaged, she creates watercolors that capture her love affair with Tahoe and nature.
Meet Joyce Major, Incline Village water colorist.
Truckee Flintknapping Artist Grog Verbeck
It requires his complete attention and puts this Truckee artist in a meditative state.
Flintknap art sculptures by Grog Verbeck.
Grog says this ancient, primitive skill is a dying art.
Love of Water Inspires Paintings by Melinda Plumbridge
Water is her fluid canvas.
Her inspiration.
Her connection to Tahoe. Her passion. And what better place to capture the beauty of water and its creative expression on landscapes than Lake Tahoe.
Meet Melinda Plumbridge from Tahoe City.
Truckee’s van Gogh: Artist Susie Alexander completes 40 paintings in 28 days
Artist Susie Alexander completes 40 paintings in 28 days
by Lisa Korb of Moonshine Ink
This is one of those months that I wish I had 8,000 instead of 800 words to write about art since my subject is just so inspiring, talented, prolific, fun, and a million other happy adjectives. I’m talking about Susie Alexander, the Truckee painter who embarked on a serious adventure last month: to best van Gogh’s legacy of 75 paintings in 70 days by churning out 40 in 28 days.
This article is a reprint from Moonshine Ink, the Independent News Source for Truckee and North Lake Tahoe.
Nature Photographer Scott Thompson
Nature photographer Scott Thompson of Truckee invites you to enjoy the beauty of frozen time through his countless images ranging from abstract and art, animals and wildlife, to Tahoe landscapes and plants.
His photos serve as a visual reminder of the endless beauty of nature.
Patrick Blide Metal Sculptor
He specializes in sculptures made from reclaimed metal objects, specifically railroad spikes that he masterfully bends to capture motion and movement like this Horse Head.
Meet Patrick Blide, metal sculptor and iron worker from Truckee.
His Natural Obsession: Photographer Rachid Dahnoun
In Tahoe, it’s not unusual to be awed by nature. It happens daily, and often.
Capturing the subtle nuances and glory of nature in a photograph though is a skill, a passion, and an enduring gift for everyone.
Meet Rachid Dahnoun, South Lake Tahoe photographer.
Elizabeth and Olof Carmel of Truckee
They specialize in unique and expressive landscapes.
Their mesmerizing prints combine dramatic photography, vivid colors, and artistic touches to create new, captivating visions of the natural world.
Meet Elizabeth and Olof Carmel, Truckee based photographers and owners of Carmel Gallery in Truckee.
Into the Moment with Lainie Vreeland
She’s added a new twist to photography and art.
Hand-modified Photo Artistry by Lainie Vreeland.
A native of Incline Village since 1979, Lainie’s Hand-Modified Photo Artistry came out of her desire and passion to preserve Tahoe’s history and culture.
Textile Artist Paula Chung
Her gardens inspire much of her art, even in the midst of enchanting Tahoe winter.
With nature as her pattern and fabric her pallet, she creates award-winning, luminous garden quilts in South Lake Tahoe.
Meet Paula Chung, textile artist.
Embrace Beauty by Kit Night
Her paintings are animated, full of color and personality. Just like her.
Kit Night, South Shore oil painter, has an extraordinary gift. She can take the ordinary like fruit, a table glass or dessert, and bring it to life with an injection of dramatic color and poetic lines.
Her delightful oil paintings are influenced by Jazz and her love of color. Bright color. Bold color. Color allows her to play with light, while the sweet sound of Jazz inspires her to push the limit adding dimension and animation to her Citrus Jazz and Glass Harmonies paintings.
Focused: Photographer Court Leve
His challenge is capturing “quintessential moments”.
He says it keeps him focused.
True to Her Heart: Christie Ussher
She expresses her art on canvas, buildings, walls and metal.
And skin, film, stone and cars.
Ceramic Sculptures by Jesse Martin
“Good sculpture is always a struggle and that makes it worth the making.” states sculptor Jesse Martin from Truckee.
Jesse has been creating ceramic sculpture and functional pottery for over twenty years.
Watercolor and Mixed Media by Fred Noerdlinger
He incorporates strong value changes with expressive brush strokes to create depth and movement.
His watercolors are bold and contemporary and appear to glow with over twenty layers of color.
Recently, he added iridescent watercolors and a variety of rice papers to his pieces, a combination that has resulted in new and unique works. read more →
Sculptured Masterpieces by David Foster
His art embodies Renaissance ideals of blending classical beauty with naturalism.
Meet David Foster, South Lake Tahoe Sculptor.
Without a doubt, Foster has had a profound influence in bringing art to South Shore and Lake Tahoe.
Larry Kendall, Plein Air Artist and Wood Carver
You may have seen him at Lily Lake this summer or fall, or somewhere else outside painting, aka plein air, at Lake Tahoe.
Meet Larry Kendall, South Lake Tahoe plein air artist and wood carver.
The Glass Rat: Catherine Strand
Once caught scrounging through a tray of glass scraps by an instructor, she was proclaimed a “rat in the glass.”
Meet Catherine Strand, glass art wizard from Kings Beach.
Catherine’s art glass pieces reflect her fascination with color and light and the variations of their intensity, and the transformative nature of fire. A meditative vision first aroused her curiosity about glass art.
The Art of Gratitude: Watercolorist Jan Foss
Jan Foss is an artist and watercolor instructor working out of her studio/art gallery in Incline Village.
When she opened her studio four years ago it was a dream come true. Now she’s sharing her dream and techniques for capturing the softness and delicacies of nature.
Jan’s dimension of paintings are vast like her gratitude for living in Lake Tahoe and her artistic talent.
Primitive Contemporary Art by Reds Regan
He has a style all his own.
An extension of his being, Reds Regan’s paintings are free flowing, bold, and expressive. A charismatic style emblematic of Reds’ passion for living and his drive to express it on canvas.
Through his fluid brush strokes and bold multi-layered colors, Reds’ primitive contemporary art is an extension of his innate connection with nature. His unique composition and energetic expression create a poetically simplistic yet boldly relaxed style.
Andy Skaff, Plein Air Artist
His love of the West provides the inspiration for his light-filled, vibrant landscapes which convey the clear sense of strong color and deep contrasts he sees in his subjects. By painting outdoors in the Sierra Nevada mountains including his home at Lake Tahoe, and high deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, he has developed a deep appreciation for the color and beauty of the western landscape.
Meet Andy Skaff, plein air artist from West Shore.
A Reflection of his Life: Stained Glass Artist Robert Rathman
His creations take lots of patience and skill.
Otherwise, weeks of work can be lost in an instant.
South Shore artist, Robert Rathman, has been working with stained glass since the 70’s.
A World of Culture by South Shore Photographer Dirk Yuricich
Vikingsholm Castle. Ehrman Mansion. Thunderbird Lodge. Watson’s Cabin. Eiffel Tower.
Eiffel Tower? In Lake Tahoe?
You bet.
Just ask Dirk Yuricich, South Shore photographer and world traveler.
T Pots Pottery. A Truckee Staple.
Her art has such personality.
Bold and beautiful. Lively. Animated.
At the same time, it has function and purpose.
Shelley Hocknell Zentner: Artist and Rock Climber from South Lake Tahoe
Shelley decided to make South Lake Tahoe her home not only for the inspirational art scene.
She’s an avid rock climber and athlete.
Sound familiar?
Tahoe Pastel Watercolors by Lois Loveless
Lois Loveless of South Lake Tahoe works primarily in watercolor, but has also been working for the past three years in pastel, her choice of medium for plein air work.
Douglas E. Taylor, Inspired by Nature
Inspired by nature, he creates metaphors for the human condition in unique innovations in multilayered mixed-process mono prints, and richly tactile mixed media art.
Meet Douglas E. Taylor, mixed media artist, printmaker and owner of Vista Gallery in Tahoe Vista.
Blending Local Artists and Modern Masters: Keoki Flagg
When you find yourself at Squaw, stop by Gallery Keoki.
You’ll be glad you did.
The Fine Art of Living by Lynn Woodward
She has definitely mastered the fine art of living in Tahoe.
Lynn Woodward has lived in South Shore since 1999, where she enjoys the good life. For Lynn that means skiing, sailing (year round in the SF Bay Area when she’s not skiing), painting, making pottery and teaching others.
Constructivist Sculpture by Elaine Jason
Her sculptures are constructions that relate to architecture.
“Structural forms have always fascinated me,” says Elaine Jason of Tahoe City, “whether they are structures in nature, such as the cellular forms of butterfly wings as seen through a microscope…or the architectural things that man has made.”
Mothering Peace Exhibit by Yasmin Sayyed at North Tahoe Art Center thru May
“Everyday is an opportunity to walk in honour, dignity and interpersonal decency.” Dr. Yasmin A. Sayyed, poet and mixed media artist.
Sayyed’s Mothering Peace exhibit will be on display at the North Tahoe Art Center through May 31, 2009.
Painting puts East Shore Artist in the Moment
“The time when I am the most immersed in the present is when I paint,” she says. read more →
An exploration of dualities by Sara Smith
Her work looks at inner and outer experiences, public and private, heart and mind, what we choose to share and unwittingly reveal.
Melissa Lanitis Gregory. In Loving Memory.
She loved art, chocolate, red wine, dogs, recycling, her old and new friends, and her community.
But above all, she loved her sons, Griffin and Gordie, and her adoring husband, Alan; and her father.
Landscape Artist Stefan Baumann
Stefan Baumann, a native of South Lake Tahoe Tahoe, is one of America’s most trusted guides to painting on location.
Change by Sara Zimmerman
Sara Zimmerman’s new works and art for 2009 reflect change.
Connecting Heaven and Earth by Yasmin Sayyed
Local mixed media artist and poet, Yasmin Sayyed, is participating in an international art movement to help bridge Heaven & Earth through art and energy.
Shown here is Yasmin’s latest painting entitled “Peace be Still; in the Heart of Humanity” which was created in her South Shore studio.
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