Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Seminar spotlight: Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel

We’re lucky to have artist Ane Carla Rovetta’s brilliant pastel artwork on display in the Mono Lake Committee gallery, and this seminar, Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel, will complement the show perfectly. There are a few spaces left in this seminar, so now is your chance to sign up!

Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel • June 27–29 • $175 per person/$160 for members plus $40 materials fee • sign up here

Ane Carla guides pastel seminar participants in capturing the Mono Basin landscape. Photo by Elin Ljung.

Ane Carla is known for her realistic depiction of the golden western lands of the US, and her evocative pastel paintings capture the Mono Basin in all its moods and seasons. She designs the field seminar to
be outside as much as possible so students can enjoy the practice of “plein air” painting.

Ane Carla demonstrates how to draw trees along the Lee Vining Creek Trail. Photo by Elin Ljung.

No experience is necessary for this field seminar, and it’s an excellent introduction to working with pastels and landscape painting. Ane Carla will guide students of all levels through several sketches, color studies, and value experiments that will help organize the overwhelming hues of the Mono Basin’s summer landscape. Students will go home with at least one finished painting and the tools to capture favorite landscapes on future trips.

The Mono Basin is a stunning setting for learning how to draw and paint the landscape---come join us for this field seminar! Photo by Elin Ljung.

Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel • June 27–29 • $175 per person/$160 for members plus $40 materials fee • sign up here