"South Lake Tahoe" Landscape Painting by Brooke Crosthwaite

South Lake Tahoe

Oil on Canvas panel

6"x6"

$80.00

For this painting I used a photo that I took while in South Lake Tahoe in 2012. Since most of the composition is in the shade of the setting sun, I consider it a nocturne painting. I chose this small canvas size because I feel that it is much more intimate than a larger canvas. I have very fond memories of South Lake Tahoe. It's where my family and I have spent every summer for the last 25 years. After seeing the landscape covered in snow for the first time, I knew it would make a great painting. 

This piece is for sale at brookecrosthwaite.com

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Day 11, Project 125 Summer Solstice Moonlight Painting on Lake Tahoe

© 2013 Becky Joy    Solstice Moonlight over Lake Tahoe    oil    6 inches x 6 inches    

Well, I'm a little behind on my blogging, but not behind on the painting. One more painting to get in today. I will be taking off in a few minutes leaving rainy Tahoe for probably rainy Oregon. I haven't looked at the weather for Oregon. Yep, just looked.... cloudy and rainy. It's before the 4th of July, so it was a safe bet I was right. So, I guess my next painting will be a rainy one.

 I had a busy weekend here on Lake Tahoe with my friend Michele de Braganca. Friday night we went down to the lake beach for a bar-b-que/solstice party to watch the moon rise over the lake. It was beautiful and BIG, which I think I told you a little about in the last post. Anyway, this painting was painted the next morning from memory. The sunlight was hitting the tops of some of the mountains while the moon was comiing up. It was gorgeous.

 Sat, I felt a little lazy, but did take care of business things, went on a walk and painted the above painting. In the late afternoon we all went down to the beach again for the start of the summer concerts with the "Trey Stone Band". Lots of fun dancing and listening to 60's music. It felt like HS days out there. Then dinner when we came home.

 Michele and I are already planning my trip next year stopping here longer, going out camping and painting to several locations around the area. Now, it's off to my next destination. Talk to you all later today or possibly two posts tomorrow to catch up on the blogging.
 Becky Joy
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Twin Lakes, the Lake Tahoe Day 10, Project 125 BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy   Twin Lakes, CA   oil on panel    6 inches x 6 inches   

I started at Twin Lakes and ended at Lake Tahoe, what a difference. Actually, I was in Tahoe all day getting here last night at my friend, Michele de Braganca's house. We went out painting today at Obexer's Boat Yard. I've heard there are several artists that have painted there, a lot of material. I intended on painting a small one after the larger painting that I painted, but I was wiped out and layed down in the camper after the painting below. I had this one painting from the day before that I thought I would add today for #10.

© 2013 Becky Joy    Obexer's Boat Yard     oil     8 inches x 10 inches  

I was drawn to the shapes in this scene first thing and then all the color in and around the boats. I kept my hard edges for the boats and around them.

I'm hurrying to get this post done so that we can all go to a soltice party on the lake. It should be great with the BIG moon tonight. Have a great weekend everyone. Talk to you tomorrow.

Becky Joy

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