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Draw with Pastels

with Artist-in-Residence Ali B Wiese
2026-05-15 11:00:00 2026-05-15 12:30:00 America/New_York Draw with Pastels Cowabunga! Local pastel artist Ali Wiese, known for painting large-scale art of surfing cows, introduces pastel techniques to help you draw your favorite animal surfing a giant wave. Rust Library - Storytime Room

Friday, May 15
11:00am - 12:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-15 11:00:00 2026-05-15 12:30:00 America/New_York Draw with Pastels Cowabunga! Local pastel artist Ali Wiese, known for painting large-scale art of surfing cows, introduces pastel techniques to help you draw your favorite animal surfing a giant wave. Rust Library - Storytime Room

Rust Library

Storytime Room

Cowabunga! Local pastel artist Ali Wiese, known for painting large-scale art of surfing cows, introduces pastel techniques to help you draw your favorite animal surfing a giant wave.

Learn more about Ali Wiese here.

You can watch the artist at work in the makerspace. Check with makerspace staff for session times.

She will also be presenting three programs at Rust Library. Click here for more information.

Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel - Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs - for more programs.

AGE GROUP: | High School | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Make/Create |

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