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.
Still Life Painting in Oils
with Blair Atherholt
Nationally Known Artist:
Blair Atherholt
Dates: Thursday, October 2 - Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: Members: $425 (Become a Member)
Non-members: $475
Medium: OIL PAINTING
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
About the Workshop (A Message from the Instructor)
In this three-day workshop, you will tackle two paintings using the wet-on-wet methods, theories, and supplies that I use every day in my own studio. Each day is broken down into a step-by-step process - I demonstrate each step of the painting in 20-30 minute segments while answering any questions you might have. I'll discuss exactly what I'm doing and why, the paint I'm mixing, how I apply it to the painting, and my general thought process.
At the end of each step that I demonstrate, you will return to their easel to paint the same phase of the painting on your own panel. I'm right there to assist with input, answer all of your questions, and provide any guidance you might need.
Once you've tackled that stage of the painting, I'll head back to my easel and will demo the next step of the painting.
Using this format, each student will end up completing two still life paintings over the three-day period and will come away armed with the knowledge, confidence, and painting supplies to conquer just about any still life composition you can dream of in your own studio.
Materials:
Click HERE for the workshop supply list! Prepared panels will be provided as painting surfaces.
To Register
Limited spots available. Contact us by Friday, September 26th 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.
About the Artist
Blair Atherholt never needed encouragement to draw. From early childhood through adolescence, he steadily filled numerous sketchbooks with pencil drawings done from both imagination and observation. This ever-growing love of creative expression led to his enrollment into the Schuler School of Fine Arts in 2011 to pursue the study of techniques and disciplines of the Old Masters. The life works of Hans Schuler, Sr. (1874-1951) and Jacques Maroger (1884-1962) and their dedication to excellence in visual art represent the hallmark of the Schuler School and its mission. Atherholt graduated the four year Schuler program and emerged in 2015 with one goal: to pursue a career as a fine artist.
Atherholt continues to fill sketchbooks, but is focused primarily upon traditional still life painting. Fusing traditional techniques with contemporary and imaginative subject matter, he strives with each new painting to improve his control of the medium one measured brushstroke at a time.
Atherholt is an award-winning Master Artist of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) and Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA). His work can be seen in multiple national shows through both organizations, as well as international publications, each year. Most recently, he was awarded both a Purchase Award and Honorable Mention in the Still Life Category in the Art Renewal Center's 17th International Salon. He also received the Gold Medal in the Associate and Signature Division in the 2024 OPA Salon, as well as 2nd Place in the 2024 NOAPS Small Works Show. His demonstration article “Precision in Painting” can be found as the cover article of International Artist Magazine issue #134. His work is part of numerous public and private collections.