Staff Reports
Artists open their studios to share artwork as varied as the autumn colors of Sierra aspens and cottonwoods during the Markleeville Artists seventh annual Autumn Open Studio Tour, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Work by 18 artists will be on display in the free Concert of Color tour. More than 400 people attended last year's two-day event.
Artwork on the tour includes watercolors by Peter Chope and Sandy Baenan, creative confectionery of Debra Esteban, oil paintings by Charles Muench, and topiary by Jeff Brees, who was commissioned to create a garden sculpture by the Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek.
Maps with directions to the Markleeville-vicinity homes and studios available at the Alpine County Chamber of Commerce. Artists' studios will be marked with yellow and gold banners. Information, www.markleevilleartists.com
Participating artists:
Sandy Baenen
Suzanne Barr
Dale Bennett
Todd Branscombe
Jan Brees
Jeff Brees
Peter Chope
Debra Esteban
Susan Riherd Flakus
Ida Glazier
Kaye Jobst
Russel Ketenjian
Linda Merrill
Dianne Mitzner
Charles Muench
Richard Shokouh
Mark and Carolyn Vaughn
Evelyn Yonker
