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Knoth Teaches "Scenes of September in Maine" Adult Art Workshops, at 

Rockland Library, 2014

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  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.

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 and Rte 131 will be the subjects for the 

classes. Each week is a different building - a schoolhouse, a barn, a grange, and a classic Maine farmhouse.

09/08    Little Green Schoolhouse 

09/15    Harjula's barn     

09/22    A classic Maine farmhouse

09/29    St. George Grange

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.

Press Release:

Knoth Teaches "Scenes of September in Maine" Adult Art Workshops, at 

Rockland Library, 2014

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  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.

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 and Rte 131 will be the subjects for the 

classes. Each week is a different building - a schoolhouse, a barn, a grange, and a classic Maine farmhouse.

09/08    Little Green Schoolhouse 

09/15    Harjula's barn     

09/22    A classic Maine farmhouse

09/29    St. George Grange

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.

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September Harvests a Theme for Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library, 2014

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. FMI - Jean Young, children's librarian, 594-0310.

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; visits to the apple orchard and apple picking; and September gardens. Each week is a different subject.

09/02 Butterflies and Monarch butterfly migration

09/09 Farm scenes of haying and the fall harvest

09/16 Barnyard animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, roosters, geese, and ducks

09/23 Visits to the apple orchard and apple picking

09/30 September gardens

Participants draw along with Knoth and experience drawing in a safe community environment. She expects students to be able to work independently for the most part. Knoth, known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and animal drawings, also gives art workshops for adults at the library. Her work may be seen at www.catinkacards.com.

Wendy and Keith Wellin sponsor the children's workshops, which are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. The Friends of Rockland Library host.

Knoth Offers Free "Maine Lighthouses and Boats" Adult Art Workshop 

Series in August  at Rockland Library, 2014

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will teach drawing  Midcoast Maine lighthouse 

and boat scenes,  Mondays in August  at 11 am. in the Community Room, 

Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.  Led by Knoth, participants make 

their own lighthouse and boat drawings  using colored pencils and 

crayons. Each week is a different scene:

8/04        Marshall Point Light

8/11        Rockland Breakwater

8/18        Sailboats by Rockland Breakwater

8/25        Lobsterboat heads home by Marshall Pt.

Knoth offers the  workshops  free of charge with materials supplied. 

The workshops are hosted by Friends of Rockland Library and open to the 

general public. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

Participants will learn in the first session how to make a drawing of 

Marshall Point Light. Knoth will show how to depict  the white forms of 

the  tower, the pylons, and the walkway, by making the "negative" 

shapes of the deep blue sea that shows behind these objects.  The dark 

turret and cap of the building will appear with the use of minimal 

strokes. Broad swaths of crayon marks and accent strokes will suggest 

the rocky shoreline. The dark green of Hupper's Island in the 

background provides further negative shapes to  define  the walkway. 

This is a subject that needs no preliminary drawing. Knoth  has taught 

students of all ages to do their own variations of this view.

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, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin, at Rockland Public 

Library. For more information about Knoth's work visit 

www.catinkacards.com.

"Let's Draw  Up a Collection of August Maine Memories!" Children's 

Drawing Workshops at Rockland Public Library, 2014

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Rockland - Children will continue exploring Maine memories this summer 

at the weekly drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public 

Library. Knoth leads children, (and adults), ages 6 and up, in 

follow-along drawings on a variety of motifs. Children age 10 and under 

should be accompanied by an adult.

Wendy and Keith Wellin sponsor the workshops, which are free and open 

to the public with all materials provided. Classes meet every Tuesday, 

4-5 pm, Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., hosted 

by the Friends of Rockland Library. FMI - Jean Young, children's 

librarian, 594-0310.

August themes  will include subjects such as: Maine lighthouses and 

boats, Maine birds such as puffins, eagles, ospreys, chickadees, Maine 

farms with blueberry farming and belted galloways;  and a Maine country 

fair. Each week is a different theme.

8/05        "Let's draw Maine lighthouses and boats!"

8/12        "Let's draw Maine birds!"

8/19        "Let's draw Maine farming scenes!"

8/26        "Let's draw a  Maine country fair"

Knoth believes that everyone can draw if they keep their minds and eyes 

open, and that drawing by 'following along' allows one to discover new 

ways of interpreting subjects. She expects participants to be able to 

work independently for the most part. Knoth, known for her watercolors 

of Maine scenes and animal drawings, also gives art workshops for adults. Her work may be seen at www.catinkacards.com

Demonstration whiteboard drawings by Catinka Knoth: