Let's Draw Turkeys, Pilgrims, and a Horn of Plenty for Thanksgiving! - Kids Art Class
Topic: Kids Art Class
Demonstration Turkey Drawing


This is the 'easy' turkey for the little kids. Draw large circles in the air, then draw one on your paper (so it fits). Draw an arc where the tail feathers end (to the left above the circle). Draw a small circle to the upper right of the big circle. Add the beak and details. Give Turkey a neck to connect the head to the body. Add his feet, one foot held tucked up. Add his wings. Notice all the radiating lines or rays? You see them as the feathers in the tail and the feathers in the wings. Now go wild coloring. By the way, this ended up being the turkey for everyone though it was meant for the youngest (4 year olds)!

Thanksgiving Day Demonstration Drawing:


In this Thanksgiving picture, we started with the man's pilgrim hat - a straight line across with a tall trapezoid for the crown. Add a buckle and hatband. His face below is like the letter 'U'. The eyebrow that runs into the nose is like a '2', one child observed. Two raisins for eyes with little arcs over them. Another arc for the missing eyebrow. The mouth is just a few lines. Add some triangle/wedges for his hair. An almost 'A'  forms the center of his collar. Add the curves for the rest of the big collar. This is a portrait on the wall, so put a frame around it.  Triangle above is how it hangs from the nail. (This way we didn't have to worry about drawing the whole figure and could move on to more of the feast! We did Mrs. Pilgrim next, then moved on to the Horn of Plenty, starting with the horn. Add the pumpkin, the pears, the oak leaves, some nuts, some grapes. One child said he had a 'mob' of food in his horn! We wanted a pie for the feast too. That requires an oval. Draw it in the air before drawing on your paper. Finally we served a roast turkey - drumsticks first, then the body line and some stuffing. Use arcs to form the oval of the serving platter. And remember the steam.

Kids drawings follow:

November Kids Art - Native American Heritage Motifs, Deer, & Moose
Topic: Kids Art Class

We drew the animals by coloring in imaginary outlines. Simple forms are easier. Hence the origami looking figures. Some kids made outlines around their animals after they had 'colored' them in. It helps you to 'feel' a form by working this way. It can also be frustrating because it is hard to control, but it is not supposed to be neat & tidy, even though the kids may want it to be neat and tidy. Some kids just drew the outlines first anyway. We also have a few very young ones who work alongside drawing whatever and however they can.  Young ones allowed to make themselves happy drawing and making marks will naturally progress on their own. 

 

My demonstration drawing of deer, in silhouette blocking style, and moose in outline style.

Here we started out using a Peace Treaty Wampum design to build figures with small block marks to imitate the beads. What else is this like? Mosaics, tiles, pixels, needlework are some we brainstormed.

My demonstration drawing of peace treaty wampum design, Native American canoing & teepees on the river bank.

 

Native American Heritage & Thanksgiving for November Mini Coloring Booklet
Topic: Seasonal/Holiday
Enjoy my mini November coloring booklet of Native American  & Thanksgiving motifs. (pdf) These were my demonstration drawings from past kids' drawing classes. Fold in half lengthwise, then z-fold in quarters.

A Mini Halloween Coloring Booklet
Topic: Seasonal/Holiday

Tiny Halloween drawings for you to color! Download this Halloween Coloring Booklet of my class demonstration drawings - ghosts, a skeleton, cats &  jack-o-lanterns, a haunted house, witches, owls & bats. Print it out, fold lengthwise in half, then z-fold in thirds, or leave it as a sheet.  Print them out and give them as Halloween treats! Have fun, and happy Halloween!

Halloween Coloring Booklet by Catinka Knoth, (192 kb pdf). 

Apples for Watercolor Class

Try your hand at an apple bough scene! Tonight 6-8pm 10/14 at my studio #2, Lincoln Street Center, Rockland ME