The community mural art in the tunnel on the Tahoe East Shore Trail was unveiled on Aug. 21. The mural, painted by local husband and wife art and design duo Tyler Rivenbark and Frida Ticehurst-Rivenbark, was completed with help from students at Lake Tahoe School in Incline Village, Nev.
The mural features both day and night scenes. The night scene includes snow lines on the mountains, giving the mountains depth and light. The daytime scene on the opposite wall depicts the reflection of the mountains in Lake Tahoe’s crystal clear waters. The ceiling uses a multitude of colors to seamlessly blend the designs of the day and night scenes.
“The ceiling helps expose how all colors of the rainbow appear in Lake Tahoe’s landscape as day turns to night, and the sun and the moon refract with the water, the snow and the clouds,” said artist Frida Ticehurst-Rivenbark in a press release. “For us, this mural is one of the most exciting visual experiences, leading people into and through the tunnel and from day to night, brightening the space with the colors of natural phenomena.”
Students from Lake Tahoe School contributed wrote in their own words, and within certain lines of the mural, what makes Lake Tahoe special to them. Some of the ideas the students shared include: “beautiful all year around,” “a symphony of water” and “the moments with family and friends.” | tahoefund.org
