My #1 goal going into last week’s plein air event in Tahoe was to have fun which I certainly did. Outdoor painters as a group are generous of spirit and fun to be around and Tahoe is stunning.
Quick draw competitions have become a thing at plein air events. The organizers of the North Lake Tahoe Plein Air Open encourage participation in a 2 hour painting sprint at the local farmers market. This means we had 2 hours to go from blank canvas to a framed painting for consideration by the judges. Sightly stressful. Some of us chose busy market scenes. Others focused on the beach and Lake Tahoe itself. It is always fun to see what fellow painters focus on and how they tell their story in paint. My market scene “Boxed Peaches” is at the top of this post.
After four days of painting, we each hung the resulting paintings. We were each also able to bring one painting with us. In my case it is the piece at the upper left.
This was my second year participating in the event. The organizers at the North Tahoe Arts Association do a great job of welcoming us to their beautiful community. What a joy to spend a week with delightful people, painting beautiful scenery non-stop.