Nationally Known Artist Workshops
Nationally Known Artist Workshops
Twice a year, Latrobe Art Center invites a Nationally Known Artist to travel to Latrobe for a three to five day workshop to teach a variety of techniques to local artists and art enthusiasts. Anywhere from 10 to 20 students fill the gallery for these workshops. Artists attending the workshops have traveled from Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. In addition, four students from Greater Latrobe Senior High School are chosen to attend the workshop under a generous scholarship.
Each year Latrobe Art Center strives to provide exciting and stimulating workshops taught by nationally known artists from across the United States. In the past we have hosted Frank Francese of Colorado; Janet Rogers of Florida; Margaret M. Martin of New York; Fred Graff of Ohio; Don Andrews, Jean Uhl Spicer, and Joyce Werwie Perry all of Pittsburgh, and many more! Latrobe Art Center is honored to have such prestigious artists share their wealth of information and experience with our local artists.
Please consider broadening your creative talents by attending one of our future workshops.
Painting Florals with Yelena Lamm: An Oil Painting Workshop
Nationally Known Artist:
Yelena Lamm
From: Saint Petersburg, Russia & Pittsburgh, PA
Dates: Thursday, October 24 - Saturday, October 26
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: Members: $400 (Become a Member)
Non-members: $450
Medium: OIL PAINTING
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
About the Workshop
Flowers as an artistic subject offer infinite variety in form and color, carry deep symbolic meanings, evoke wide range of emotions, foster a connection to nature, and allow for artistic freedom in terms of interpretation and style.
Join Yelena Lamm for an immersive and vibrant 3-day workshop focused on painting flowers from life. This dynamic course will guide you through the essential techniques of alla-prima oil painting, help master your approach to composition, color harmonies and values. You will work with limited primary palette and have an option of expanding this palette to boost your skills crafting rich, cohesive artworks, explore your creativity and enhance your artistic abilities.
Some experience is recommended, but beginners and first-time oil painters are welcome and encouraged to join.
Materials:
Surfaces:
3 stretched canvases, canvas boards or panels, recommended size between 8˝x10˝ and 12˝x16˝. I use Centurion Deluxe Professional Oil Primed Linen Canvas Panels. Small (5”x7” or so) surfaces for color thumbnails; can be scrap canvas pieces, oil paper, primed watercolor paper or board.
Brushes:
I use Rosemary and Co. brushes. My favorite are Evergreen Short Flat sizes 4-10; Eclipse Fan (1.5-2”, optional).Palette
Medium: linseed oil and container for oil
Small sketch book, pencil, eraser
Oil paints:
LIMITED PALETTE
Quinacridone Rose
Phthalo Turquoise
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Transparent Oxide Red
Cobalt Blue
Titanium White
Additional colors I like, all of these are optional:
Cadmium red light
Vermilion
Chinese Orange (Sennelier)
Viridian
Sap Green
Green Gold (MH)
Radiant Turquoise (Gamblin)
Radiant Green (Gamblin)
Amethyst (MH) – or any nice purple or violet
Bring your favorite bright pinks, oranges, yellows, purples — or stay within a limited palette.
To Register
Limited spots available. Contact us by Monday, October 14th to reserve your spot! Call Latrobe Art Center at 724-537-7011 or click “Register Today!” below to register.
Cancellation Policy
At least 3 weeks prior to the start date of the workshop a full refund will be made less a $50.00 processing fee OR a full refund amount credit can be applied to another workshop/art class. All requests for refunds must be made in writing to info@latrobeartcenter.org Credit is nontransferable and may only be applied toward workshops/art classes.
Cancellations made less than 3 weeks prior the start date of the workshop are not eligible for a refund. However, a full credit may be applied toward a future workshop/art class. Credit is nontransferable and may only be applied toward workshops/art classes.
Artist Biography
Yelena Lamm was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she received her formal art training from the N. K. Roerich Fine Arts School. Since 1995, she lives in Pittsburgh, PA. Yelena is painting primarily in oil. She is known for her portraits of pets and animals, in which she reflects on her subjects’ characters and personalities, as well as for her lively and colorful floral compositions. Yelena is a Signature member of Society of Animal Artists (SAA) and National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS). Yelena’s works were selected for and won awards in juried regional and national shows. She was a finalist in the 15th ARC Salon and semi-finalist in the 16th ARC Salon. Her list of awards includes recent Most Original Award of Excellence in OPA 2023 Eastern Regional Exhibition, Outstanding Achievement Animals in AWA 2023 Annual Online Juried Show, and SAA 63rd Art & the Animal Exhibition Purchase Award. Britain’s most popular magazine for practicing artists, Artists and Illustrators, featured Yelena’s animal portraits in a 6-page article and on the cover of their June 2023 issue. Yelena’s works are represented by Reinert Fine Art in Charleston, SC, and Main Exhibit Gallery in Ligonier, PA.
Recent Juried Exhibitions and Awards
2024
25th Annual AIS National Exhibition
OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition
Society of Animal Artists 64th Art & the Animal Exhibition
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Committee’s Choice Award
NOAPS Best of America Small Works
AIS 8th Annual Impressions: Small Works Showcase
OPA 33rd Annual National Juried Exhibition
Society of Animal Artists Wildlife Wonders Exhibition, The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE)
2023
AWA Annual Online Juried Show, Outstanding Achievement Animals
OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition, Most Original Award of Excellence
Society of Animal Artists 63rd Art & the Animal Exhibition, Driftless Glen Purchase Award; SAA Newcomer Award
NOAPS Best of America
NOAPS Best of America Plein Air Competition, Fourth Place
24th Annual AIS National Exhibition
AIS 2023 Paintout, Honorable Mention
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Curator’s Choice Award
NOAPS Best of America Small Works
16th ARC Salon, Semi-Finalist
2022
OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition
NOAPS Best of America
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Best in Show
NOAPS Best of America Small Works
NOAPS Best of America Small Works Plein Air Competition, First Place
2021
OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition
NOAPS Best of America, Merit Award
OPA 30th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
OPA Wet Paint Plein Air Competition, Award of Excellence
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Painting Award in two exhibitions
15th ARC Salon, Finalist
Publications
Artists and Illustrators Magazine, 6-page feature article & front cover, June 2023
Southwest Art, Women In Art feature article, October/November 2022