New Summer Classes and Workshops Just Posted!
lots of new workshops at Sewell Mills Studio!

Don't forget...MONDAY NIGHT PAINTING GROUP is especially fun in the summer!
NOTICE:  The studio's new number is (410)200-1743.

See and purchase Plinke's currently available work here.

...Welcome

...To the World Of Kurt Plinke's
Delicate Natural Images.


So many people today seem to have lost touch with our rural past and the natural world.  To many, it seems that even the small  natural places of only a few years ago have become a faraway  forgotten realm. 

Despite the clamor to "go green" and to "save the planet," most Americans spend very little time actually observing the world around them.  Kurt Plinke is one of those people who has not forgotten to keep in touch with the natural world.  Living on Maryland's Eastern Shore, he tries to move in time with the seasons, and records what he sees in his intricate watercolors and egg tempera paintings.

Many of his images are created from memory or imagination, others are painted on site and out-of-doors.  Often, Kurt hides images and messages within his compositions, creating deeper meaning in his pieces.

A New Direction

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Kurt has recently begun experimenting with transparent watercolors on a surface other than traditional paper.  Claybord, a product made by Ampersand, is a rigid Masonite-like board, coated in a thin but durable clay surface.  Kurt applies transparent watercolor to the surface, using washes, wet-in-wet and techniques similar to egg tempera.  After the painting is finished, the board is varnished, sealing the painting to the board.  Because of this, the painting does not require framing or matting. 
Like egg tempera, the surface seems to "glow," with a depth that is difficult to acheive with other mediums.  It also has a feeling of spontaneity that can be seen in many watercolors.   
This painting, "Up From Choptank," is one of these experimental paintings.  Follow this link to see more watercolors on this interesting surface:  Watercolors on Board.

Recent Watercolors by Kurt Plinke  (these images sold)

Find Out More...

Look through this website to find out more about Kurt Plinke, his artwork, his studio and gallery, and his classes and workshops.

ABOUT KURT PLINKE will tell you more about the studio and the artist.

AVAILABLE ART to find the right painting or the perfect small gift. Originals, Prints and Notecards.

WHAT'S NEW for a blog about Art, Nature and the Eastern Shore.

SHOWS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS to find out about upcoming shows, and to discover where and when the next classes and workshops by Kurt Plinke will be held.  Also find downloadable PDF files for classes, workshops on this page.

CONTACT to get in touch with the studio and Kurt Plinke.




Kurt Plinke has been experimenting with watercolors on Ampersand Claybord.  See his Claybord paintings here.

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Rights to all images on this website, created by Kurt Plinke, remain the property of Kurt Plinke.  Copying or use of these images is permissible only following written permission from Kurt Plinke.  To use images for any purpose, contact kurtplinke@kurtplink.com for permission.