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Crossen on display at Riverside
Join Riverside Studios from 5 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 7 for First Fridays featuring Chris Crossen. Live music and refreshments will be available. Crossen works with traditional watercolors to create large abstract paintings. His work will be on display August and September. For more information, call (530) 587-3789 or visit riversideartstudios.com.
Godon wins photo competition Rolf Godon was named the Grand Champion in the first Cliff-Off Truckee. Photographers participated in the ClickOff Truckee competition held from July 17 to 19 during the Truckee Open Art Studios Tour. Competitors had 72 hours to capture photos of the best of Truckee’s people, history, art and landscape. Godon won with his photo of the Truckee Veterans Memorial Building and the Rocking Stone. The photograph included “elements we were looking for in the history category,” said Greg Zirbel, one of the judges. “Rolf captured the rusticness of the town in the reflection off an old window.” Godon also placed third in the History category. Doug Jones received first place in the Art, People and Landscape categories. Carla Beebe received second and third place in the Art category, with Pat McKechnie taking second in the History and Landscape categories, and Susan Johnson taking third in Landscape. Kristie Jones placed second in the People category, with Ashley McKechnie taking third in the category. Winning photos will be displayed at the Truckee Community Recreation Center and are online at facebook.com/ clickofftruckee.
Truckee River Pipe artist selected Tahoe Public Art and the Tahoe City Public Utility District chose Virginia City-artist Stephane Cellier and his project “Aquarium Tunnel” to be depicted on the pipe that crosses the Truckee River near Tahoe City. The mural will feature a depiction of the river ecology including fish and plant life found in the area. Cellier is an international artist, who was born and raised in France. His art is a mix between realism and photorealism. His works have received many awards and accolades. For more information, visit tahoepublicart.com.
Submit artwork to film festival The Wild & Scenic Film Festival invites artists to submit artwork in a contest to become the official 2016 artwork used on all festival collateral at the 14th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival held in Nevada City and Grass Valley from Jan. 14 to 18. The artist whose work is selected will be awarded a $500 cash prize and two festival passes. In addition, winning artwork and honorable mentions will be prominently displayed at the Festival and will be available for sale. Submissions must be received via e-mail no later than Aug. 2. For more information, visit wildandscenicfilmfestival.org. 26
Blue Wave Study Chris Crossen | Riverside Studios Art League continues tour
Buchan at Riverside Studios
The Tahoe Art League of South Lake Tahoe hosts the 2015 Artist Studio Tour from July 31 to Aug. 2. Attendees will visit 30 local artists at 20 locations in South Lake Tahoe and view art in various mediums including sculpture, oils, watercolors and more. Art works will be for sale and some artists will be doing live demonstrations. The tour is self-guided with a map to guide attendees from locations. Maps are available at talart.org.
Riverside Studios showcases new works from chopstick drip painter Peter Buchan. Using the unconventional approach of painting perpendicular to the canvas, the artist harnesses the power of gravity to drip industrial enamel paint from chopsticks. His work will be on display through July. For more information, visit riversideartstudio.com.
Watercolors, abstracts at Art Center North Tahoe Arts Center features “Watercolors by Lisa Jefferson” in the Main Gallery until Aug. 3, with “Abstract Realities” in the Corison Loft Gallery. Jefferson’s paintings have been inspired by the natural beauty and light of the areas where she has lived: Colorado, Lake Tahoe and Lake Superior, she says. Transparent qualities in watercolor allow her work to explore not only the visual qualities of water, but also the nature of crystal and glass, backlit flowers and foliage. Working in a larger format with saturated color satisfies her affinity for rich hues and strong values and often leads to blooms and drips of paint giving texture to paintings that might otherwise lose freshness. Painter Tricia Poulos Leonard of Reno will feature her most recent works, representing an abstract style that displays her innermost emotions, hoping to reach the viewer through a deep understanding of subconscious directions. Many of her paintings reference jazz, and Leonard says that she feels abstracts are a visual representation of the abstract quality of music. Connie S. Rodriguez is an abstract and expressionistic artist using acrylic and mixed media. She begins a piece as an abstract, using for a background color, shape and patterns. When an image begins to appear in her mind’s eye, it begins to tell a story and she follows this thread until it feels complete. For more information, visit northtahoearts.com.
Kerrigan displays mosaics “Piecing Together Landscapes” mosaics by Kate Kerrigan are on display in the Main Gallery at North Tahoe Arts Center in August. Kerrigan studied mosaic traditional methods and materials in Italy, which lead her to integrate photography into her mosaic work. These photographic compositions have unique perspective and tend to be rather emotive, drawing on feelings of isolation, melancholy, solitude
and contemplation, full of texture and dimension, according to the artist. A mosaic artist for 16 years, she has been awarded and recognized on national and international levels. The Loft Gallery will feature “The Collection” by Seth Johnson. Johnson’s work is rooted in the inspiration of the natural landscape. He currently focuses on watercolor and oil painting inspired by nature. His painting style ranges from plein air paintings to studio-finished paintings. His watercolor and oil paintings may be found in public and private art collections. Both Kerrigan and Johnson’s work will be on display from Aug. 4 to 31 with an opening reception on Aug. 7. For more information, visit northtahoearts.com.
Workshops offered at Atelier Atelier is offering art classes for all levels including a bonus Social Sketch
Truckee Veterans Hall Rolf Godon | Click-Off Truckee