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September Harvests a Theme for Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library

Rockland - Children, and those young at heart, will explore farming, harvest, and seasonal themes in this September's ongoing drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St. The "Let's Draw Together!" sessions, geared for ages six and up, also welcome adults. The library requests that children age ten and under have an adult accompany them. Classes meet every Tuesday from 4-5 p.m. in the Friends Community Room. September subjects may include butterflies and Monarch butterfly migration; farm scenes of haying and the fall harvest; farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, roosters, geese, and ducks; visits to the apple orchard and apple picking.

The workshops, sponsored by local patrons Wendy and Keith Wellin, are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. Participants draw along with Knoth and  experience drawing in an interactive community environment. Knoth,  known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and animal drawings,  also gives watercolor workshops and classes. Her work may be seen at www.catinkacards.com. For more information, call Jean Young, children's librarian, at 594-0310.

Kids' Art from 2009 workshops:

Swallowtail butterfly


Hay and Tractor


Barnyard Farm Animals


Apples and Apple Bough

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 3:37 AM EDT

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Painting the Sights of September -  Watercolor Demonstration and Workshop Series with Catinka Knoth

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will give  a  watercolor demonstration on painting a  Maine barn in September scene, on Friday, Sept 3, 11am at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education.This event is free and open to the public. Knoth will create another version of  her watercolor, "Haying at Harjula's". Onlookers will see how the glazing of watercolors builds up the tones of shadow areas. The demonstration precedes a four part studio watercolor workshop series Knoth will teach, "Painting September  Scenes",  focusing on the sights of September. Participants will explore Monarch butterflies; sunflowers and late summer gardens; haying and fields; apples and orchards; The  class will meet every Tuesday, 10am-Noon, Sept 7, 14, 21, 28,  at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St.

Each week is a different motif:

• 9/07     Monarch Butterfles
• 9/ 14    Sunflowers and late summer gardens
• 9/21     Haying and fields
• 9/28     Apples and orchards

Participants may sign up by suggested donation  of $80 for the complete series, or $25 per individual session. Call Knoth at 596-0069 or 542-7317 to confirm space.

Knoth, known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and whimsical animal drawings, regularly gives workshops in watercolor and drawing for adults and children. Her website www.catinkacards.com shows examples of her art and teaching. Lincoln Street Center for Arts & Education is a non-profit organization offering opportunities for community engagement of all ages in the arts, theatre, health and fitness, and education, and online at www.lincolnstreetcenter.org

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 2:46 AM EDT

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Watercolor of Monroe's & Sheep's Islands, Owls Head, Maine, a demonstration painting now available as a notecard to download!


Purchase a printable notecard of this painting to download and print at home!  Or contact me by email - info@catinkacards.com

$2.95 - Monroe's & Sheep's Island printable frenchfold notecard to download and print at home. Prints on 8.5"x11" paper. Fold into quarters to fit A2 envelope. Let me know if you prefer this in a different format.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 2:51 PM EDT

Updated: Saturday, 14 August 2010 8:13 PM EDT

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Here is the painting I did at today's watercolor demonstration  after my painting "Monroe's & Sheep's Island, Owls Head, Maine", shown below:

I'm making a printable notecard of this painting that can sell as a digital download. As soon as I can get the paypal button creator to cooperate, this will be available! Would you like both paintings as notecards?

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Painting a Maine Coastal Landscape -  Watercolor Demonstration and Workshop Series with Catinka Knoth

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will give  a  watercolor demonstration on painting a Maine coastal landscape, "Monroe's Island and Sheep's Island...",on Monday August 9th, 11am at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education.This event is free and open to the public. Knoth will create another version of  a view originally painted from the walkway up to Owls Head Lighthouse.



Onlookers will see how variegated washes can depict a sky and calligraphic brushstrokes can represent trees and rocks. The demonstration precedes a four part studio watercolor workshop series Knoth will teach, "Painting Maine Coastal Landscapes", a studio watercolor workshop exploring  basic aspects of a Maine coastal view. The  class will meet Tuesdays, 10am-Noon, from August 10-31,  at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St.

Each week is a different motif:
8/10      The Skies of a Maine Seashore
8/17      Trees  around the Maine Coast
8/24      Rocky Shorelines of a Maine Coastal Scene
8/31      Water and Surf in a Maine Seascape Inspired by Winslow Homer

Participants may sign up by suggested donation  of $80 for the complete series, or $25 per individual session. Call Knoth at 596-0069 or 542-7317 to confirm space.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 1:48 AM EDT

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Mr. Mag (Maglione), one of our 6th grade teachers at Edgemont in Montclair, NJ, passed away July 8, 2010, in South Carolina. He had a way with knowing how to use humor to get our cooperation. Whether he was our actual classroom teacher or not, he had a positive influence on all of us.

Further on you will find links to online obituary and guestbooks.

This was the 1961-62 6th grade class (high school grad class 1968). Link to download the high-res file is just below. Scroll down to see a few other 6th grade classes. If anyone has other 6th grade class pics from Edgemont to add to this, let me know. (My contact info is everywhere except here!) 

Download Hi-res photo of 1961-62 6th grade class at Edgemont Elementary School, Montclair NJ; teachers Mr. Maglione & Mrs. Gildner

Visit comment thread to above photo on Facebook, (depending on various privacy settings).

1963 6th grade class, Edgemont Elementary School, Montclair NJ



6th grade class 1960 (H.S. grad class of '66) Edgemont Elementary school, Montclair NJ



Links to Pasquale James Maglione obituaries and guestbooks

Online obituary and guestbook at James A. McAlister Funeral Home.Not sure how long it stays up.

The Post & Courier site in Charleston, South Carolina has the obituary and a guestbook as well for a limited time.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 2:23 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 12 July 2010 7:42 PM EDT

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