Featured Artist
Catherine Bobkoski
Fine artist, educator, and devoted painter of flowers. Catherine’s work joins classical training, close observation, and a refined sensitivity to light, texture, and color.
About the Artist
Classical training, contemporary sensitivity
Catherine Bobkoski is known for poetic and nuanced depictions of flowers, combining careful craftsmanship with a deep responsiveness to light, atmosphere, and color. Her work has appeared in International Artist Magazine and in exhibitions across the United States, including the Oil Painters of America 2025 Western Regional Exhibition, where she received a silver medal.
Her artistic foundation was shaped through study at The Watts Atelier in California, followed by Grand Central Academy and New York University in New York City. Historical painting methods and the work of the Old Masters continue to inform her studio practice, especially their commitment to direct observation, structure, and quiet poetry in ordinary subjects.
As an educator, Catherine teaches workshops internationally and online, helping students strengthen visual literacy, confidence, and personal expression through observational drawing and painting.
“Technical mastery and personal expression are not opposites; they are partners.”
— Catherine Bobkoski
Teaching Approach
Fundamentals that lead to expressive painting
Catherine’s teaching is grounded in observational drawing and oil painting, merging classical discipline with a modern sensibility. Through demonstration, critique, and guided exercises, she helps students understand gesture, structure, value design, color harmony, and surface handling.
Her instruction is especially suited to painters who want greater clarity in form, stronger color decisions, and a more personal relationship to floral and still life subjects.
Where She Teaches
Workshops, mentorship, and online learning
Catherine teaches workshops internationally and online and serves as the Coaching Program lead at New Masters Academy. She has also taught through Art Mentors, Creative Arts Group, Situ Academy, and The Watts Atelier.
Selected Works
Floral paintings by Catherine Bobkoski
Absence Makes the Heart
Cynosure
Featured Workshop
A transformative journey into the art of floral painting
Join Catherine in Italy’s Le Marche region for an immersive week of floral painting, culture, and direct observation. Students work in a private studio while exploring gesture, structure, value design, color harmony, texture, and mark-making through demonstrations and personalized feedback.
- Location: Le Marche, Italy
- Dates: June 1–7, 2026
- Format: In person
- Audience: All levels
Materials Spotlight
Explore Catherine’s preferred materials
See the pigments, oils, mediums, and studio tools Catherine uses or recommends for floral painting, including earth colors, lead colors, iron oxides, and selected handling mediums.