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showcase
South Lake Tahoe is a community of incredible talent and diversity but there aren’t a ton of places to showcase the work of local artists. The new Mountain Aloha space is a work of art in itself and we are so proud to be able to offer gallery space to artists and provide a much needed platform to showcase the creative energy surging in the basin. Please follow our development IG tahoearttherapies
featured artist
Christie Marie Elder Russell
Christie Marie is the genius artist behind the original Mountain Aloha murals at the studio by the lake. The inspiring scenery that embraced so many clients was tragically destroyed when the structure collapsed in 2017 due to the heavy snow load on the roof, a devastating loss.
The next chapter in the evolving story of Mountain Aloha is unfolding in an amazing way. Christie‘s unique style of art murals has transformed the new space into a breathtaking landscape that highlights treasures of the mountain beauty we all love in symbiosis with a love for the Hawaiian islands. The connection that both locals Christie and Lauren share in expression of the aloha spirit.
Some of Christie’s original mural art from the first lake studio was saved from the destruction and is now framed and gracing the walls in the new location. An incredible restoration project and journey!! A few of the iconic pieces of the original Mountain Aloha Mural are showcased; for instance the white owl (pueo) flying low through the forest and Mount Tallac reflected in Lake Tahoe.
Come share in the beauty of her epic artistic creativity!!!
Read more about Christie Marie and her work on her websites, christiemarieart.com and tahoemurals.com
remembering our roots
The original Mountain Aloha 360 degree mural in awesome artist rendition of Maui, Hi (Makena Beach) and S.Lake Tahoe, CA (Mt.Tallac) lives on for all to enjoy in the new landing pad as it was salvaged and restored.
MORE ABOUT CHRISTIE-MARIE
Christie is an artist from South Lake Tahoe with a creative passion and respect for the epic geological beauty, gorgeous living creatures & natural mana of this wild world. Christie’s “Aloha Aina” (Love of the Land) reverberates through her art in unique ways as she shares her deep connection with nature with her audiences through her many mediums of visual art.
As a child she was influenced by her artist Grandmother to start painting in Oils and Watercolor. She did her first solo mural for her elementary school at the age of eleven. After high school she had an eleven year career as professional snowboarder (1989-2000) traveling to competitions and photo shoots in Europe, Japan, Canada and the US. During this time she started working in tattoo studios in her off season, doing digital art for logos and graphics for snowboards and apparel, airbrushed polyurethane art on cars and brushed metal and continued working with the mediums of Oils, watercolor and murals.
Being creative has always come natural to Christie. She feels blessed to be able to share her love of the source energy of nature with others through her art and add with other artists to the ever-evolving amazing arts culture. Christie is starting her life long dream of living in Hawaii, being represented by some Art Galleries and having her own art studio in the next year (summer 2024) so stay tuned to see how it all comes to fruition!
Instagram: @christiemarie_art
Facebook: facebook.com/ChristieMarieArt
ChristieMarieArt.com and TahoeMurals.com
