Guest Artists
Guest Artists
May 1 – 31: Elaine Mancarti
June 1 – 30: Livia Kerr
July 1 – 31: Derek Stevenson
Kings Beach Art Center
February 8 – July 18: J.B. Budney
March 18 – May 31: Mary Pivetti
April 23 – June 30: Barbara Davies
June 1 – July 31: Lea Hamilton
July 1 – 31: Rona Foster
July 1 – 31: Kirsten Hagen
August 1 – September 30: Allan Schmidt
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We are currently accepting monthly guest artists working in 3D, 2D or both.
Become a Guest ArtistTahoe City Guest Artist
Elaine Mancarti
May 1 – 31
About the Artist
I am a self-taught artist based in Sacramento and San Diego, Ca. Nature is my inspiration, not only for the peace it provides, but also for the interplay of organic elements that create a dynamic energy force. I feel humans are sensitive enough to feel this influence making it incredibly powerful. Nature is my muse. The force of the wind, the light of the moon and sun, the racing of the clouds, or the sound of water rushing all serve as dynamic elements that inspire a primal instinct in all of us.
I pursued painting as a way to bring myself back to a world of creativity after my years of working in government. In doing so, I found a connection through art I’d never felt.
My mission is to encourage others to feel the beauty and connection that nature can provide through artistic expression
Kings Beach Guest Artist
J.B Budney
February 8 – July 18
About the Artist
Mary T. Pivetti is a watercolor artist based in Northern California. Her work focuses on light, atmosphere, and the natural flow of pigment, creating quiet, reflective paintings shaped by process rather than strict representation.
Kings Beach Guest Artist
Mary Pivetti
March 18 – May 31
About the Artist
Mary T. Pivetti is a watercolor artist based in Northern California. Her work focuses on light, atmosphere, and the natural flow of pigment, creating quiet, reflective paintings shaped by process rather than strict representation.
Kings Beach Guest Artist
Barbara Davies
April 23 – June 30
About the Artist
I grew up in New England, where I began drawing and painting at a young age. I won an
art contest in third grade, and was awarded a summer scholarship to an art school in
Boston. After sketching at the Museum of Fine Art and the Gardner Museum, and studying
the masters and contemporary artists, I knew I wanted to practice my art full-time.
Needing a “real job” after graduating high school, I went to work for a German based
computer company where I discovered that I had a knack for explaining complex technical
information to employees and customers. I became a Technical Instructor & Course
Developer, and later a Computer Systems Product Manager. I attended Northeastern
University’s Computer Science program at night, earning an Associates Degree in Systems
Analysis and Design.
I was recruited by Honeywell’s Computer Products Division in MA to manage a computer
product line. After a business trip that took me from San Diego to San Francisco, I fell in
love with the state and decided to stay. I went to work for a Silicon Valley computer
networking start-up, 3Com Corporation, where I became Director of Education & Tech
Support for a new technology: the internet. I travelled extensively with 3Com in the U.S.
and Europe, and became passionate about capturing the cities and landscapes I saw on
business trips and excursions in my paintings.
After several years as a Director at 3Com, my love for art and the need to create it caused
me to leave the financial security of the corporate world and enroll as a full time student at
the College of Art in Oakland. I earned a degree in Illustration & Painting, and went on to
earn both Art & K-5 Teaching Credentials at St Mary’s in Moraga. I taught art for the San
Ramon Valley School District and owned and operated Art on the Lane Gallery in Danville
for 15 years, where I sold my work and taught painting classes. Frequent off road trips
around California, especially in the Sierras, sparked a passion for landscape painting.
Many of my paintings begin with preparatory plein air paintings, done in locations “off the
beaten path”; often reached while off-roading, hiking, kayaking or even horseback riding.
I live in Loomis CA and in Truckee, and exhibit my work at Gold Country Artists in
Placerville, Art Obsessions in Reno, JoR Fine Art Gallery Clayton and Gallery 5830 in
Truckee CA, among others.
