Guest Artists

After a successful career as an architect, Joan moved to the Reno/Tahoe area and lives in a house she and her husband designed in Verdi. As an architect she pursued design rather than management. She drew every day for her work; her tools were light, color, materiality and composition. Each project evolved from two-dimensional drawings into the Construction of actual physical objects in three-dimensional space, eventually becoming buildings and places.

When she returned to painting, she reversed that process, starting with the seeing of physical objects, people, places and spaces, and ending with the creation of drawings and paintings. In a way, this work to her is De-Constructing the architecture of what she is seeing. But in distilling the three-dimensional down into two, she still uses the same tools of light, color, materiality, and composition.
All this is to say that she loves painting as much as architecture (which is saying a lot).

Her work is displayed in both private and institutional collections. You can also see it on her website; joanblumenfeld.net, or on her Instagram; @joanblumenfeld_painting.

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Kirsten Hagan

July 1 – August 31

About the Artist

California’s West Coast and Sierra Nevada renders some of the most breath-taking views in the world. The jagged coastlines, water, hills, and skies are the basis for many of my paintings. Adventures to beautiful natural destinations are captured in my memory or a photo.

The pictures I take become the beginning of my canvases, which evolve, after many layers of paint, into a living memory. I paint what makes me happy, the places I’d like to remember, or places that have moved me in some way.

Water is often a recurring theme and for me it represents an element of mystery as well as tranquility. I hope my bold, vibrant colors and moody blues capture my passion for where I live and the exploration of the unknown.

I have exhibited in different venues in the Tahoe/Truckee area, Marin County and New York City. I have sold pieces locally and across the country. I hope that you will enjoy my art as much as I enjoy creating it!

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LaLa Jewelry

August 1 – 31

About the Artist

Lauren Bobowski’s bio coming soon

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Julia Randolph

July 1 – August 31

About the Artist

Julia Randolph is a Sierra Foothills based artist. She creates sterling silver jewelry and art using sustainably sourced stones, many of which she cut herself. She worked in climate and environment jobs right after graduating college in 2017 with a focus on policy advocacy at state and local levels. She moved to Rainy Day Women Full-Time to pursue her creative goals in summer of ’22. For Julia, hiking, camping, river excursions, and adventuring outdoors have helped her navigate mental health challenges and embrace her passion for sharing the outdoors with others. She feels most herself when she and her canine partner in crime, Banjo, are scaling mountains or spending time on the American River. She is also a creator and tinkerer, manifesting her creative energies in the creations available through Rainy Day Women. Her vision is to unite people with thoughtfully crafted items inspired by time spent
outdoors.

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Karen Stryker

July 1 – August 31

About the Artist

Karen was 3 years old when she drew her favorite plastic horses; 9 year old her parents enrolled her in several years of home school “Art Institute”. After completing 3+ years in a nursing program Karen completed a Fine Arts degree. When she realized that art was a difficult way to make a living, she proceeded to get additional degrees; psychology, 2 education degrees and a computer science degree.

Karen taught art and business in high school and the grade briefly, then began working as a programmer and systems analyst for 20 years, becoming President of the Association of Women in Computing. She was owner of an RV, Ten and Cabin Resort for 13 years, where she created an intricate 60′ x 4′ tile mural of 30 different activities. She created several murals afterwards.

Karen’s first love is art, hiking, gardening, traveling, musing, doing art & craft shows and taking classes at Scottsdale Art Institute. Her pets include a robin, osprey, peregrine and HI dolphin. She is so grateful she got to “Retirement art Heaven in 2005. Her oil and acrylic paintings show her focus on vivid, delightful colors and electric “open impressionism”

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Tina Thorman

July 1 – August 31

About the Artist

Though art has always been a part of my life, I was not expecting it to become an essential expression of who I am. I began as a first grade teacher in the public schools, where I found ways to incorporate art into my classroom. Later, I taught and developed curriculum for an after-school art program. More recently, I have returned to the classroom and also become involved with a community theater, where I paint sets for the stage and help young performers create their own costumes, props and set designs.
During the spring of 2020, I found myself with time to paint original pieces, which eventually led to painting murals, mostly in the small mountain community where I live. It was then I discovered that painting isn’t just a hobby in my life, or something I should do when I have time to squeeze it in—it is a passion, and I want to share it with everyone.

I love to include unexpected charm in my work—something that makes the viewer smile, or some touch of warmth or comfort. When artists create something, they pour a lot of themselves into the piece and I think my artwork gives everyone a peek at my whimsical spirit.

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Julia Kahan

July 20 – September 15

About the Artist

Julia’s artistic process often begins with her own animal photography, which she uses as templates for her stained-glass designs. Various glass is selected: transparent, opaque and textured. The Copper Foil Tiffany method is used and her work involves meticulous hand-cutting, grinding, and soldering glass to create stunning, colorful pieces. Sometimes pieces are embellished with painting or fused glass. All pieces are framed, polished and hang ready coming with hanging apparatus or a stand. 55% of the art pieces are panels ranging from 8”,10” and 12” circular as well as, rectangle, square and freeform ranging in size from 3”x9” to 20×24”. Additionally, 40% are stained glass hinged treasure boxes ranging in size from 3”x3” to 6”x6”. 5% candle holders.

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