Maine Drawing and Painting Art Workshops with Rockland artist
Catinka Knoth
Learn to draw and paint Maine coastal scenes in watercolor. Depict lighthouses, belted galloway cows,
lupine, beach roses, lobsterboats and more in these Midcoast Maine art
workshops. Join watercolor artist Catinka Knoth for classes in her
Rockland studio.
2008 Art Workshop Listings
You may schedule any of these workshops for yourself or your group for alternate dates and times. The dates as listed below depend on adequate sign-ups. Private workshops (for one student) are $50 - 2 hour lesson
Learn to draw and paint a Maine
lighthouse. Join watercolor artist Catinka Knoth
as she leads you in a step-by-step lesson on how to draw and paint
Marshall Point
lighthouse. Participants will create their own drawings and
watercolor paintings of the beloved Port Clyde lighthouse
(remember that lighthouse scene in the movie Forest
Gump?). This self contained two hour
workshop, is held at the artist's studio. You may bring your
own reference materials and supplies. Some will be available if
needed. Contact
the artist to reserve your spot.
First Session: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 10-Noon. Studio #2, Lincoln Street
Center, Rockland
Fee: $30 each for two or more, $50 private session
Repeats most Thursdays (June): 10-Noon, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26,
Fridays, July and August: (7/3 no session), 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29,
Thursdays, September: 9/4, 9/11, 9/18
Contact: Catinka Knoth, email: workshops@catinkacards.com, tel:
207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317
"Let's Draw and Paint a Maine Scene!"
The workshops below are tentatively scheduled June - mid September, for Wednesdays 10 - Noon, at Catinka's studio, and possibly Wednesdays 2-4pm. Subject selection may be potluck or by first request. Minimum of two students at $30 each for class to proceed. Or: Private class for one student is $50.
Classes are at the artist's studio, Studio #2, Lincoln Street Center, 24 Lincoln St. Rockland, Maine
Call Catinka Knoth at 207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317, or email workshops@catinkacards.com
Learn to create a scene of lupine in the Maine landscape.
Learn to paint a Maine scene of beach roses on the shore
Paint a Maine poppy garden scene.
Learn to paint a watercolor of a Maine lobsterboat harbor scene.
Learn to draw and paint Belted Galloway cows.
Learn to create a scene of
lupine in the Maine landscape.
Join watercolor artist
Catinka Knoth as she leads you in a step-by-step lesson on how to draw
and paint the iconic blue and purple lupine that bloom along the
Maine countryside in June. Participants will create their own
drawings and watercolor paintings of these hardy abundant wildflowers.
You may remember Barbara Cooney's The Lupine Lady, an
enchanting children's book. This self contained two hour
workshop, is held at the artist's studio. You may bring your
own reference materials and supplies. Some will be available if
needed. Contact
the artist to reserve your spot.
Fee: $30 each for two or more, $50 private session
Contact: Catinka Knoth, email: workshops@catinkacards.com
tel:
207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317
Learn to paint a Maine scene of beach roses on the
shore Join
watercolor artist
Catinka Knoth as she leads you in a step-by-step lesson on how to draw
and paint the Rosa Rugosa that bloom along the Maine shoreline in late
June early July. Participants will create their own drawings
and
watercolor paintings of these fragrant wildflowers. This self
contained two hour
workshop is held at the artist's studio. You may bring your
own reference materials and supplies. Some will be available if
needed. Contact
the artist to reserve your spot.
Fee: $30 each for two or more, $50 private session
Contact: Catinka Knoth, email: workshops@catinkacards.com
tel:
207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317
Paint a Maine
poppy garden scene. Join
watercolor artist
Catinka Knoth as she leads you in a step-by-step lesson on drawing
and painting scenes of these brilliant flowers of early
summer. Childe Hassam's watercolors of wild poppies blooming
in Celia Thaxter's Isle of Shoals gardens will also provide
inspiration. Participants will create their own drawings and
watercolor paintings of these dancing flowers. This self
contained two hour
workshop is held at the artist's studio. You may bring your
own reference materials and supplies. Some will be available if
needed. Contact
the artist to reserve your spot.
Fee: $30 each for two or more, $50 private session
Contact: Catinka Knoth, email: workshops@catinkacards.com
tel:
207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317
Learn to paint a watercolor of a Maine
lobsterboat harbor scene. Join watercolor artist Catinka
Knoth
as she leads you in a step-by-step
lesson on how to draw and paint a lobsterboat docked at the pier after
coming in from haul. Participants will create their own drawings and
watercolor paintings of this aspect of coastal Maine
life. This self contained two hour
workshop is held at the artist's studio. You may bring your
own reference materials and supplies. Some will be available if
needed. Contact
the artist to reserve your spot.
Fee: $30 each for two or more, $50 private session
Contact: Catinka Knoth, email: workshops@catinkacards.com
tel: 207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317
Learn to draw and paint Belted
Galloway cows.
Join watercolor artist Catinka
Knoth
as she leads you in a step-by-step
lesson on how to draw and paint "Belties" or "Oreo Cookie Cows".
Participants will create their own drawings and watercolor paintings of
these stalwart gentle creatures. Visit the Aldermere farm in Rockport
while you're here. It is home to the oldest herd in the
United States, started in 1953. This self contained
two hour
workshop is held at the artist's studio. You may bring your
own reference materials and supplies. Some will be available if
needed. Contact
the artist to reserve your spot.
Fee: $30 each for two or more, $50 private session
Contact: Catinka Knoth, email: workshops@catinkacards.com
tel:
207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317
Let's Draw Together! - Children's Drawing
Workshops with artist Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library (home page),
Rockland Public Library (map page)
Free ongoing weekly drawing workshops, for ages 6 and up, a
great family activity. Participants will follow along step-by-step as
Catinka demonstrates.
They will create their own drawings in the process and discover how
well they can draw. Free and open to the public, these workshops are sponsored by the Wellin Family Foundation and hosted by The Friends of Rockland Library. Materials provided. Community Room. FMI Jean Young, children's librarian, 594-0310.
Tuesdays, 4-5 pm, Community Room (downstairs), Rockland Public Library
From recent press release with summer calendar:
"Let's Draw Up a Collection of Maine Memories!" - Children's Summer Drawing Class
Children will be exploring Maine themes and motifs in this summer' s ongoing children's drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library. Children ages 6 and up follow along with Knoth in drawing a variety of subjects. The workshops, sponsored by the Wellin Family Foundation, are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. Children age 10 and under should be accompanied by an adult. Parents and the young at heart are invited to participate with their children. Weekly classes meet every Tuesday, 4-5 pm, Community Room, Rockland Public Library,80 Union St. Rockland, Maine, hosted by the Friends of Rockland Library. FMI - Jean Young, children's librarian, 594-0310
Knoth believes that everyone can draw if they keep their minds and eyes open, and that drawing by 'following along' allows one to discover new ways of interpreting subjects. Knoth, known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and animal drawings, also gives watercolor workshops. Her work may be seen at www.catinkacards.com
July
7/1 "Let's Draw Some Maine Town Scenes!"
7/8 "Let's Draw Birds of Maine - chickadees, ospreys, herons, eagles!"
7/15 "Let's Draw Our Favorite Dogs and Cats!"
7/22 "Let's Draw Whales, Dolphins, and Harbor Seals!"
7/29 "Let's Draw Maine Lighthouse Scenes!"
August
8/5 "Let's Draw Maine Scenes with Lobsterboats and Sailboats!"
8/12 "Let's Draw a Maine Farm and Belted Galloway Cows!"
8/19 "Let's Draw a Visit to a Maine Country Fair!"
8/26 "Let's Draw Animals of the Maine Woods - bears, deer, and moose!
Previous Workshops:
June 2008:
6/03 "Let's draw gardens, strawberries, and lupine!"
6/10 "Let's draw Father's Day cards and summer activities!"
6/17 "Let's draw visits to the seashore!"
6/24 "Let's draw Independence Day celebrations!"
May: "Let's Draw Marvelous May!" - May baskets, Mother's Day cards, migratory birds, and marsh life
April: "Let's Draw April Awakenings!" - Spring flowers, the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, birds, and baby animals
March: "Let's Draw a March Medley!" - Iditarod Sled Dog Race, St. Patrick's Day motifs, Easter and spring, the circus.
February: "Let's Draw February's Celebrations!" - Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, winter sports.
January themes: "Let's Draw Winter Animals and Scenes"
Winter motifs may include polar bears, penguins, snowy owls, arctic
hares and foxes, houses in a snowy landscape, frozen
lakes with skaters, and ice fishing.
December themes: “Let’s Draw Pictures and Cards for the Holiday Season.”
November's themes celebrate Native American Indian heritage and the coming of winter.
"Let's Draw Bears, Racoons, & Foxes!"
"Let's Draw Deer and Moose!"
"Let's Draw Turkeys, Pheasants, and a Thanksgiving Horn of Plenty!"
"Let's Draw Winter Woods and Wildlife!"
October Fall and Halloween Themes
"Let's Draw Monarch Butterflies & Butterflies"
"Let's Draw Fall Leaves, Trees, and Cornstalks"
"Let's Draw Owls and Bats"
"Let's Draw Halloween Cats and Jack-O-Lanterns"
"Let's Draw Witches, Goblins, Halloween"
September themes - Farms, gathering the harvest
Farm scenes, haying, squirrels, chipmunks
See this week's demonstration drawings and kids art
Cows, pigs, sheep
Chickens, roosters, ducks
Apples, apple trees, pumpkins, scarecrows
Previous Children's Workshops
Let's Draw Birds and Eagles.
Let's Draw Marshall Point Light
Let's Draw Cats
See my demonstration drawings of cats and kids' art
Let's Draw Dogs
See my demonstration drawings of dogs and kids' art
Let's Draw Whales, Dolphins, and Harbor Seals
Let's Draw Rabbits
See my demonstration drawings of rabbits and kids' art
Let's Draw Horses
Ask about possible future
workshops on these or other subjects.
Maine farmhouse
Maine moose
Maine loon
Study and paint from an Edward Hopper watercolor
Pemaquid Light
Talbot's House
Study and paint from a Winslow Homer watercolor - scenes of children on
the shore, Sloop Bermuda, Schooners at Sunset
Study a Childe Hassam watercolor - garden scenes, wildflower coastal
scene
Study a Frank Benson watercolor - birds, waterfowl
Contact Catinka
Knoth, tel: 207-596-0069, or 207-542-7317
email: workshops@catinkacards.com
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