Thirty-eight artists were chosen to participate in North Tahoe Plein Air 2009, which was held at the Village of Northstar from September 9 - 13. Of the 38 selected, ten are local to the Tahoe area. They are Andrew Bolam -Truckee, Warren Bray - Tahoe City, Bill Clausen - Homewood, Michele deBraganca - Tahoe City, Diane Hub - Tahoe City, Jane Jenny - Tahoe City, Bonita Paulis - South Lake Tahoe, Deb Rose - Truckee, Andy Skaff - Tahoma, and Randall Stauss - Carnelian Bay.

The artists painted on location throughout North Lake Tahoe for three days. The judging of these paintings took place Saturday morning, September 12. Paul Kratter, Craig Mitchell, and Zee Zee Mott judged the paintings. The public voted for the People’s Choice Award.

The public exhibit and sale of the plein air paintings was held at the Village at Northstar the same weekend as the Autumn Food and Wine Festival. The public exhibit and sale then moved to North Tahoe Arts, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City and will continue until October 18.

Funding for North Tahoe Plein Air comes from a generous grant from the Northstar Foundation and is a benefit for North Tahoe Arts, the Truckee-Donner Land Trust (www.tdlandtrust.org), and the Community Fund of North Lake Tahoe. Prizes for selected paintings have been provided by the Village at Northstar and Sennelier Paints. Please see below for a complete list of participating artists.

For more information contact info@northtahoearts.com or tahoe.pleinair@gmail.com

Andrew Bolam, "Emerald Pool"

Best in Show

Bonita Paulis, "Sierra Canyon"

Second Honorable Mention

Randall Stauss, "Morning at Hidden Beach"

Environmental Award

Richard Lindenberg, "Blackwood Meadow"

Artists' Choice, 2009

Andy Skaff, "Big Ben"

People's Choice, 2009