Demonstration drawings from October art classes
Topic: Art Class

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Demo Drawings from October Kids' Drawing Classes:

















Adult Art Class Lesson Samples:



Apples Lesson Demo


Apple Boughs Crayon Drawing
 

Oak Leaf Crayon Drawing Demo


Fall Landscapes Lesson Demo


Fall Landscape Crayon Drawing Sample


Jack-O-Lantern Crayon Drawing Sample

October Children's Drawing Classes Program at Rockland Library
Topic: Kids Art Class
Press Release from September 21, 2012

Fall and Halloween Themes for Children's October Drawing Classes at Rockland Library, 2012

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.

October adult art classes at Rockland Library
Topic: Art Class

Press Release of 9/21/12:

Autumn Themes Free October Art Workshop Series with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library

Rockland - Catinka Knoth  drawing  October's autumn themes, with a focus on drawing in color, 11 a.m.  Mondays, in October, (no class Columbus Day 10/08), in the Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.  Led by Knoth, participants will  create their own  colored drawings of apple motifs, fall leaves, autumn landscape scenes, and Halloween pumpkins.  Knoth provides the  classes  free of charge and open to the general public, with materials supplied, and  Friends of Rockland Library host. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing October fall themes. Each week is a different  subject, as follows:
10/01        Apples and apple trees
10/08        No Class - Library closed, Columbus Day
10/15        Autumn leaves
10/22        Fall scenes
10/29        Halloween pumpkins

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.

'Scenes of September in Maine' Art Workshops with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Library
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.

September 2012 Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Public Library
Topic: Kids Art Class

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

Press Release - 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  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; and visits to the apple orchard and apple picking.

09/04    Butterflies and Monarch butterfly migration
09/11    Farm scenes of haying and the fall harvest
09/18    Barnyard animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, roosters, geese, and ducks
09/25    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 a safe 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.

Demonstration drawings from 2011 classes: