Warblers watercolor lesson
Topic: Watercolor Lesson
Warblers watercolor class lesson - 5/21/13. Continuous line drawings as warm-ups, and 'stencil' style direct painting.

May Themes - Adult art class program
Topic: Art Class
May Themes Art Workshops for Adults at Rockland Public Library, 2013

Rockland - Local artist Catinka Knoth will lead  workshops on creating art for American Wetlands Month and International Migratory Birds Day,  at Rockland Public Library. Each week will be a different subject. Classes meet 11 a.m.  Mondays, in the Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.  Led by Knoth, participants will  create their own art. Knoth provides the classes free of charge, with materials supplied. Friends of Rockland Library host the workshops, which are open to the public. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

5/06    Frogs & lily ponds
5/13    Herons & egrets
5/20    Migratory birds and warblers
5/27    Library closed for Memorial Day

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing and creating the May themes. Each week is a different subject -  such as frogs, lily ponds, herons, egrets,  warblers, and migratory birds. Participants will work with pencil, colored pencil, crayon, and perhaps scissors, with a focus on drawing in color.

Knoth paints watercolors of Maine and whimsical animal scenes, which she offers as cards and prints. She also teaches a free weekly children's drawing class at Rockland Public Library, which is sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. For more information about Knoth's work visit www.catinkacards.com.

Demonstration drawings, one with a bit of perspective for 'lily pads' in a pond

Let's Draw Marvelous May! - Kids' May drawing program
Topic: Kids Art Class

Press Release:

"Let's Draw Marvelous May!" - Children's
Drawing Workshops at Rockland Public Library

Rockland - Children will draw Mother's Day cards and May baskets, migratory birds, Memorial Day themes, and marsh life  at this month's children's drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library.

The ongoing workshops, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin, for age 6 and up, (including the young at heart), are free and open to the public.  Children age 10 and under should be accompanied by an adult. Knoth expects participants to be able to work independently for the most part. The workshops provide all materials. Classes meet every Tuesday, 4-5 pm., Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., hosted by Friends of Rockland Library. FMI - Jean Young, children's librarian, 594-0310.

May is also American Wetlands Month. Children will explore marsh and wetland habitats by drawing such animals as egrets, frogs, and beavers. International Migratory Birds Day is another May celebration and a chance to draw Spring warblers and other migratory birds. Knoth leads attendees in step-by-step drawing instruction for the day's theme. She encourages adults to participate and discover that drawing is for everyone.

5/07    Mother's Day cards & May baskets
5/14    Marsh & Wetlands Life
5/21    Memorial Day
5/28    Migratory birds 

Spring Peepers - an April kids' drawing class
Topic: Kids Art Class

Someone reported hearing the peepers the other day. We had a drop of snow/sleet last night. Hoping that is ok for the peepers and they have not been fooled too badly. Hopefully we'll get some baby bird drawings done too. Just checked the schedule and found I'd forgotten about this. See you Tues, 4pm at Rockland Public Library, Community Room, ready to draw. Or, just have fun at home with peeper/frog drawings. You could always print this out and color it. I know, it is way to big for this blog window format:( ....

Testing whether this posts to Facebook page via RSS Grafitti app. I finally set up an auto post feed. Blogposts should automatically feed to my  Catinka Knoth - Artist FB page, tho it won't be in real time.

Let's Draw April Awakenings - children's drawing classes at Rockland Library
Topic: Kids Art Class
Press Release

"Let's Draw April Awakenings!" - Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library, 2013

Rockland -  Children will draw in celebration of Spring this April at Rockland Public Library. Participants draw along with artist Catinka Knoth as she demonstrates. Subjects may include fairy tale papercuts in honor of Hans Christian Anderson's birthday; koi kites and cherry trees for the Japanese Spring Festival,  spring peepers and baby birds; baby animals such as bunnies, puppies, kittens, lambs, and colts; and spring flowers such as crocuses, daffodils, and tulips.

"Let's Draw April Awakenings!" -
4/02    Fairy Tale papercuts
4/09    Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival
4/16    Spring Peepers & Baby Birds
4/23    Baby Animals
4/30    Spring Flowers

The ongoing workshops, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin, for age 6 and up, (including the young at heart), are free and open to the public.  Children age 10 and under should have an adult accompany them. Knoth expects participants to be able to work independently for the most part.  Classes provide all materials and meet every Tuesday, 4-5 pm., Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., hosted by Friends of Rockland Library. FMI - Jean Young, children's librarian, 594-0310.

Demonstration art and photos by Catinka Knoth (to follow).