Topic: Art Class
Knoth Teaches "Scenes of September in Maine" Adult Art Workshops, at Rockland Library
Press Release: Rockland - Catinka Knoth will teach drawing scenes of September in Maine, with a focus on buildings, at 11 a.m. Mondays, Rockland Public Library, the Community Room, 80 Union St. Led by Knoth, participants will make their own barn, schoolhouse, and farmhouse drawings in color. Knoth offers the workshops free and open to the general public, with materials supplied. Friends of Rockland Library host. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.
Class will draw their own versions of Knoth's watercolor, "Haying at Harjula's" in the first session. Knoth will lead students in drawing several scenes of iconic local Maine buildings. Students may experience simple aspects of perspective theory. They will also practice the technique of coloring in without using outlines. Familiar buildings from St. George and South Thomaston along the St. George peninsula's Rte 131 will be the subjects for the classes. Each week is a different building - a barn, a former schoolhouse, and a typical Maine farmhouse.
09/10 Harjula's barn and haying in September
09/17 The Little Green School House
09/24 A Maine farmhouse
Knoth paints watercolors of Maine and whimsical animal scenes, which she offers as cards and prints. She teaches a free weekly children's drawing class at Rockland Public Library, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. For more information about Knoth's work visit www.catinkacards.com.
Posted by Catinka Knoth
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