Fly Fishing Coloring Page after Winslow Homer
Topic: Coloring Pages

Last year I did several line paintings from Winslow Homer's fishing watercolors. It became a game to see how much I could paint without 'correcting'. Now, if I could find a color version of this scene to give you an idea. It would be fun to see what you create without knowing what the original colors are. All those squiggles (in this drawing ) follow the loose patterns of Homer's brush strokes and the freeflowing pooling of water and pigment.

Click the title link for the enlarged coloring page to print out. You may have to put your printer settings to 'fit to page'. Let me know what you come up with!

"An Unexpected Catch" after Winslow Homer, fly fishing coloring page 

Download My Free Coloring Books!
Topic: Coloring Pages

Get my free Maine Coloring Book and Spring Coloring Book (in pdf form) to download and print out. The Maine book has four lighthouse and four harbor lobster boat scenes. The Spring book has a variety of spring themed images - bears, cats, rabbits, birds, flowers, even a circus scene! 

Each 'book' is two sheets with a total of eight images, (four a sheet). Fold them up and staple or sew to make the coloring books. These are examples from each book.

Tulips, brush drawing by Catinka Knoth from the Spring  Coloring Book
Lobster Boats in Rockport, Maine, Brush drawing by Catinka Knoth, from the Maine Coloring Book

A Poem and a Pen and Ink Drawing for a Mother's Day Card
Topic: Cards to Print Out
Scroll down for the Mother's Day Card to print out.

On Mother's Day
by Catinka Knoth

To Mothers, on this your special day,
So much one can't find words to say.
All the years you've spent
Readying Child to go forth in the world.
Life's magic you unfurled
And spread a feast delicious
Of the hopes, dreams, and wishes
For us so tenderly you held despite
    doubts and fears.
It's always been your love's best intent
That has led us through our years.

Download Mother's Day Card pdf (1.3 mb). Print out on 8.5" x 11" paper, fold in half then half again (french fold).

Let's Draw Easter Rabbits and Eggs and Make an Easter Peephole Egg!
Topic: Kids Art Class

Remember those peephole easter eggs made of sugar with the lovely scene inside? This is a paper peephole 'egg' and still in experimental form. It is fastened together with a paperclip at each end. Illustrate one or both sides before closing it up and fastening it. You can probably use tape or glue instead. Below are my demonstration drawings for the kids' class and kids' art. You will find coloring pages of the demo drawings by clicking the titles. You may have to use "fit to size" in your print settings.
Easter Rabbit with Two Easter Eggs Coloring Page	Two Bunnies and Eggs Coloring Page
Easter Drawings by B.P.	Easter Drawings by B.P.
Easter Drawings by B.P.	Paper Easter Peephole Egg by B.P.
Paper Easter Peephole Egg by B.P.	Paper Easter Peephole Egg by B.P.
Easter Card by Declan Carlson	Easter Card by C.M.

St. Patrick and the Serpent - Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Topic: Seasonal/Holiday
Saint Patrick & the Serpent - The Long Monday

In the Land of Eire,
When St. Patrick rid it of reptiles,
one serpent seemed insurmountable.
But, St. Patrick chained him
under the Lake, Lough Dilveen.
"How long must I stay here Pathrick?",
said the serpent.
"Till Monday," said the Saint.
Every Monday the serpent calls out..
"It's a long, Monday, Pathrick."
The serpent, getting no answer goes below again.

If you don't believe it, see for yourself..
any sunrise after Sunday, at Lough Dilveen.

from: The New Book of Days, by Eleanor Farjeon, 1941

We made shadowbox illustrations of this story. The shadowbox is 8.5" x11" card stock cut out from a template. Make a template with equal sized squares in each corner as fold over tabs. It is best to score the fold lines so the box will fold up easily. After drawing, painting, coloring the scene, fold up the sides and tape or glue. Make figures and scenery as moveable or stand up elements. Go wild. It's a lot of fun. Our group of five made these shadow boxes during the one and a half hour class - two kids and three adults. I made a little movie/slideshow of it, but I have no way to compress it to a reasonable size file to show here. These are 'stills' from the movie.

Saint Patrick & the Serpent
The Long Monday

  In the Land of Eire,

(shadow box by catinka knoth)

When St. Patrick rid it of reptiles,
one serpent seemed insurmountable.

(shadowbox by C.M.)

But, St. Patrick chained him under the Lake,
Lough Dilveen, 

(shadowbox by B.D.)

"How long must I stay here Pathrick?",
said the serpent.
"Till Monday," said the Saint.

(shadowbox by C.M.)

Every Monday the serpent calls out..
"It's a long, Monday, Pathrick."
The serpent, getting no answer goes below again.

(shadowbox by J.C.)

If you don't believe it, see for yourself..
any sunrise after Sunday, at Lough Dilveen.

(shadowbox by D.C.)