Dynamic Watercolors
Class price: $175
Monday, September 25, 6pm
Skill level: Open to beginners
Class description: How to keep your watercolor paintings fresh and crisp? How to create effective bright colorful works and make it fast? During this evening class, we will explore various watercolor techniques painting landscape and floral themed compositions, with the emphasis on economy in style. Two instructor demonstrations will be followed by personal painting and one-on-one instruction time.
Yelena is an eloquent instructor who shares her entire thought process while she works. Whether you are new to watercolor painting or an artist looking to overcome a creative plateau, taking this workshop will spur you forward in your artistic journey.
Yelena Lamm
Primarily oil painter, Yelena sees watercolor as a parallel reality, a completely different world, but the one that derives from and shares same basic principles as the oil painting.
Yelena Lamm was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she received her formal art training from the N. K. Roerich Fine Arts School. After moving to the U.S.A. with her family in 1995, Yelena pursued a career as an artist and designer. She furthered her education at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, where she received her degree in Graphic Design. Meanwhile, she kept on painting, working on various subjects in oil, watercolor, and acrylic. Yelena lives in Pittsburgh, PA, where she paints and teaches oil and watercolor painting in her studio.
Lamm’s illustrations are featured on interpretive panels at one of Pittsburgh’s major tourist attractions, Grandview Promenade. Yelena had two solo exhibitions, and her works were selected for numerous juried group shows, including Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 42nd Annual International Juried Exhibition and Oil Painters of America regional and national exhibitions. She was a finalist in the 15th ARC Salon and semi-finalist in the 16th ARC Salon. During her first year as a member of Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Yelena won two place awards, Waterworks 2020 and Pittsburgh Watercolor Society 75th Anniversary Exhibition at Fallingwater. She won numerous awards from Westmoreland Art Nationals including Best in Show in 2022. Yelena is a member of a number of professional local and national art organizations, including Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Oil Painters of America, and National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society.
Website: http://www.yelenalamm.com
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