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“Welcome!” to the Tahoe Art League
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. We provide monthly art demonstrations for the public (see below), art workshops and classes, summer outdoor shows, fine art exhibits, college scholarships, elementary arts education classes, fine art publications, and many other activities for all ages, needs, and talents!
To contact someone from the Tahoe Art League, please see our contact us page.
For more information on the history of the Tahoe Art League, please see our history page.
Our FREE Monthly Meetings are held at 7pm the 2nd Wednesday of the month (except December!) at:
South Tahoe Senior Center
3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
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Monthly Public Art Meeting & Program!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Randall Stauss Returns w/ Watercolor Demo!
On August 11, 2010, at their monthly meeting, the Tahoe Art League will enjoy a presentation by north shore artist and resident, Randall Stauss. Randall and his wife Edith have made their home in Carnelian Bay since 1980. They love to travel and pursue art ventures abroad.
Stauss’s watercolor plein air paintings have captured the essence of Lake Tahoe and the west coast for over thirty years. Since the 1990’s, he has also worked in oils, pursuing similar themes as in his watercolor paintings. He is an unassuming personality to the local residents and tourists alike and is often seen painting along the lake’s edge and capturing local scenes. A representational painter, Stauss can capture the beauty and wonder of Lake Tahoe as well as the fun and enjoyment of the people he often includes in his paintings.
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, the same year he began teaching his popular watercolor workshops.
“Painting is largely a matter of inspiration and seeing things clearly”, Stauss explains. “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. 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.”
TAL has enjoyed having Randall demonstrate in the past, and those who attended will want to see him again while those who missed him in the past will be even more interested in seeing him on Aug. 11, 2010.