We were attempting a loosely defined grid in perspective that would help us sketch moving back into the space of a pond scene. Needs some work!

Met Museum is doing a show combining Monet's waterlilies and the NY Botanical Gardens. I follow them on Facebook and get a newsletter from them. They have posted a good digital pic of their Monet... a great example of a pond and it's perspective. No horizon showing in the view - it is way higher than the picture frame.

This pic of Monet's Waterlilies is from the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. Hopefully at least one of these links will work!

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/110002464

http://shar.es/2UPod 

Students in adult art class got some drawings done!

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Updated: Friday, 18 May 2012 3:17 PM EDT

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Press Release:

May Themes Art Workshops for Adults at Rockland Public Library

Rockland - Local artist Catinka Knoth will lead  workshops on creating art for American Wetlands Month and International Migratory Birds Day,  at Rockland Public Library. Each week will be a different subject. Classes meet 11 a.m.  Mondays, in the Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.  Led by Knoth, participants will  create their own art. Knoth provides the classes free of charge, with materials supplied. Friends of Rockland Library host the workshops, which are open to the public. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

5/07    Frogs & lily ponds
5/14    Herons & egrets
5/21    Migratory birds and warblers
5/28     Library closed for Memorial Day

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing and creating the May themes. Each week is a different subject -  such as frogs, lily ponds, herons, egrets,  warblers, and migratory birds. Participants will work with pencil, colored pencil, and crayon, with a focus on drawing in color.

Knoth paints watercolors of Maine and whimsical animal scenes, which she offers as cards and prints. She also teaches a free weekly children's drawing class at Rockland Public Library, which is sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. For more information about Knoth's work visit www.catinkacards.com.

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Press Release:

May Themes Art Workshops for Adults at Rockland Public Library

Rockland - Local artist Catinka Knoth will lead  workshops on creating art for American Wetlands Month and International Migratory Birds Day,  at Rockland Public Library. Each week will be a different subject. Classes meet 11 a.m.  Mondays, in the Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.  Led by Knoth, participants will  create their own art. Knoth provides the classes free of charge, with materials supplied. Friends of Rockland Library host the workshops, which are open to the public. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

5/07    Frogs & lily ponds
5/14    Herons & egrets
5/21    Migratory birds and warblers
5/28     Library closed for Memorial Day

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing and creating the May themes. Each week is a different subject -  such as frogs, lily ponds, herons, egrets,  warblers, and migratory birds. Participants will work with pencil, colored pencil, and crayon, with a focus on drawing in color.

Knoth paints watercolors of Maine and whimsical animal scenes, which she offers as cards and prints. She also teaches a free weekly children's drawing class at Rockland Public Library, which is sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. For more information about Knoth's work visit www.catinkacards.com.

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So now it then I am trying the voice dictation I of course have nothing to say.

Alright it's sort of got that last sentence. Maybe doesn't make too much sense. Still nothing much to say.

I should have something to read out loud. But I am totally unprepared for doing this. It's also very strange to have to say. When you need to period. I cannot say T ER I OD because that will give me the punctuation. And I am trying to talk about that PE are IOD. Ha ha what nonsense comes out. Very strange to talk to want to talk with expression but need to talk slowly so the dictator the dictation can understand. No, I am not going to correct this writing. Let it stand as a spontaneous somewhat cooperative venture cooperation. Well, I had to correct that last word because it was really inappropriate and would've just embarrassed me. This is such a strange experience to write this way.

Now if only there was something use useful to say.

I wish I knew how to make up stories on the fly. But stories on the fly do not work with having to say one's punctuation marks. Nor do they work trying to say them with expression but having to speak slowly. And, while having to try to remember to turn the dictation Mike thingy on and off every few sentences. So much for this nonsense signing off for now. 

 ....Okay you can get punctuation words written out if they come next to the punctuation by for example, I will say the word period. And that should give me the word written out properly.

 Sorry, no editing or just the tiniest bit....

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Testing whether I can copy my Facebook pic into this blogging tool, since it is not letting me upload pics with this device...

Now for the little story - Fw: Seagull begger at mcD's ...I'm in my car at McD's... Suddenly there are loud footsteps on the roof. Seagull landed. I can see its shadow. And now there is another on the hood. The beggars.

 The crows should be as accommodating for pics

....Yah - with those eyes looking back at me so up close and personal, they may as well be something in disguise! Car is getting too hot in the sun and I don't know if I can dare open the window! 

 HaHa - opened windows made them take off!

Gone for now - better loot elsewhere (no loot here). And, a painstaking lesson in this form of copy/paste... 

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