Kurt Plinke, Artist and Naturalist

Future and Past:
Exhibitions, Shows, Classes and Workshops

Check in often to learn about new shows and exhibits, as well as upcoming workshops and classes.

Below, also find files including supply lists for workshops.

Check Out the New Classes and Workshops Winter 2011 Framing Good and Cheap January 14th, 1:00 until 4:00 In this Saturday afternoon workshop, each participant will frame a painting, including cutting mats and mounting the painting in the frame.  This workshop will demonstrate how to frame using archival materials, yet inexpensively.  Each participant will need to bring a frame and two pieces of mat board.  Contact the studio for more information.    $30 for the day. Upcoming Shows, Exhibitions and Galleries EXHIBITS  (planned) PATUXENT WILDLIFE ART SHOW, March, Patuxent, Maryland. Oxford Fine Arts Fair, March, Oxford, MD. SAINT MICHAELS ART FESTIVAL, June, Saint Michaels, MD EASTON PLEIN AIR Showcase, July, in the park, Easton, MD.

Workshops at Sewell Mills These one-day workshops are part of an ongoing series, "Bring-a-Dish Painting."  We start the day with a pot-luck sharing of food, then paint the subject for the rest of the day.  Paper provided.  These workshops fill fast, so sign up early to reserve a chair.  Contact Sewell Mills Studio, (410) 482-2446 or contact using email for more information or to register for each of these workshops. 50.00 for each one-day workshop. Register early to assure a chair. Please pay for each workshop separately.   Winter Seedheads and an LBJ Saturday, January 21st, 11:00 am - 4:30 pm. An LBJ is a "Little Brown Job," one of several small species of brown sparrows that show up at feeders in the winter.  We'll use the stark contrast of winter seedheads on brown stalks as a contrast with the white of the paper to create a dramatic study of lines in this fun, fast painting.   Whitetail Deer Portrait Saturday, February 25th, 11:00 am - 4:30 pm.  We'll look at how to paint hair and add detail quickly as we paint a 16 X 20 portrait of a Winter Whitetail Deer.  We'll learn how to under-paint with wet-in-wet, then layer texture to make super-realistic textures.  While this sounds difficult, it really isn't and this particular painting would be good for watercolorists of any level.  Paper provided. Quail and an Old Wooden Wheel Saturday, March 17th, 11:00 am - 4:30 pm. Purely judged by size, this is an ambitious workshop.  However, the techniques we will be using will make quick work of most of the painting.  We'll add snow to the scene with a large brush, loosely painted.  We will also look at painting the quail and the wooden wheel with minimal layering.  In the end, our efforts will result in a realistic scene.  paper provided.    Portrait of a Red Tailed Hawk Saturday, April 21st, 11:00 am - 4:30 pm. Red Tailed hawks are one of mt favorite birds, and their wildness is apparent when you look at the curve of their bill and the shadow over their eye.  In this watercolor we'll capture this wildness as we paint a portrait of this hawk.  An interesting workshop for beginners or more advanced watercolorists.  paper provided.    October's workshop painting, "Bay-Breasted Warbler on Fall Leaves."

Classes at Sewell Mills

Monday Evening Open Studio Class, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm.  For beginners to advanced watercolorists. A fun evening of painting, conversation and fellowship.  This group has been ongoing for many years, and students enroll for eight weeks, beginning any time. 90.00 for eight consecutive weeks, or 20.00 per class, drop-in. Call before coming as a drop-in.  PLEASE NOTE THIS CHANGE TO MONDAY NIGHT.  This change begins in mid-June.

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