Press Release:

Themes for November Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library
 
Rockland -  "Let's Draw in Celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Thanksgiving, and the Coming of Winter!" is the November program for the ongoing free drawing classes at Rockland Public Library. Children will explore such motifs as woodland animals; foods and family gatherings; and Native American designs, lodging, hunting, and game. Catinka Knoth leads children age 6 and up in these "follow along" sessions every Tuesday, 4-5pm, in the library's Community Room, 80 Union Street. Children 10 and under should be accompanied by an adult. Knoth encourages adults to join in the drawing fun. Local patrons Wendy and Keith Wellin sponsor the program, which is free with all materials supplied, and hosted by Friends of Rockland Library. Contact Jean Young, children's librarian, at 594-0310 for more information.

11/01    Let's Draw Deer!
11/08    Let's Draw Bears, Chipmunks, and  Squirrels!
11/15    Let's Draw Turkeys!
11/22    Let's Draw the Pilgrim Feast and a Cornucopia for Thanksgiving!
11/29    Let's Draw Native American designs and motifs!

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 5:03 PM EDT

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I realized the other day that I must start playing around with the figure. Working from life would be great if models could hold action poses long enough to draw them. Working from photos always seems to look like it is from a photo. Not sure how I will go about this. For now I will have to mess about with inventions. No idea where this may be going.

These were done quickly on 1/4 sheet pieces of card stock in a variety of media - pencil, soft pencil, colored pencil, watercolor. 

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 4:09 PM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 23 October 2011 3:47 PM EDT

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My demonstrations from the apples & spheres lesson, student work follows - what a bumper crop we got today!

Exercises:

a)Build up a sphere form as if you were winding up tangled yarn, working from the center out. Feel/imagine the form massing as you scribble.

b)Draw a sphere from the outside tracing your pencil round and round that round form. Remember it exists in space. Pretend that paper is space instead of flatness. Imagine imagine pretend pretend!

c)Draw a good circle. Imagine a light source at the upper left hand corner. Lightly draw that edge where the light on the sphere turns to shadow. Layer in 3 layers of tone. Feel the roundness of the form as you layer in the tone. Note the bounce back light on the right side of the sphere in shadow. Lay in the cast shadow - almost like  a saucer.

d) Draw up a red sphere much like the tonal drawing of 'c'. Make sure to leave a bit of highlight.

After the exercises we drew an apple bough working from my photo.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 1:32 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 3 October 2011 2:21 PM EDT

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Press Release:
Rockland - Children, and those young at heart, will explore fall and Halloween themes in the ongoing drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library, 80 Union  St. The "Let's Draw Together!" workshops, geared for ages 6 and up, also welcome adults. Children 10 and under should be accompanied by an adult. Classes meet every Tuesday from 4-5 p.m. in the Friends Community Room.

October's subjects may include:  autumn leaves and trees; pumpkin patches and scarecrows; owls, bats, and cats; and a spooky Halloween with Jack-O-Lanterns, witches, goblins, and  haunted houses.

The workshops, sponsored by local patrons Wendy and Keith Wellin, and hosted by Friends of Rockland Library,  are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. Participants draw along with Knoth's demonstrations. Knoth, a Rockland artist, is known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and animal drawings. Her work may be seen at www.catinkacards.com. For more workshop information, call Jean Young, children's librarian, at 594-0310.

Pumpkins demonstration drawing

Scarecrow and crows demonstration drawing

Pumpkin & scarecrow art by kids

Owls, Cats, & Bats demonstration drawing

Owls, Cats,& Bats drawings by kids

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 1:07 PM EDT

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