A show of recent studies and watercolors I've painted - many were subjects for classes -  will be hanging at the town library in Searsmont, Maine, until the end of July or mid August. Subjects include paintings after Hopper and Homer, owl studies, a wharf scene, waterlilies, egrets, and a rose garden.

If you're interested in purchasing prints of any of these works please contact me by email: info(@)catinkacards.com. I can scan and upload to ImageKind where you can order prints, including giclees, on a variety of substrates. They also offer framing, however it is probably more cost effective to have a print framed locally rather than paying for extra shipping.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 7:43 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 25 June 2007 1:49 PM EDT

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I came across an artist, Dave B. Tibbetts, a fly fisherman who paints watercolors on fly fishing. You can read this article on him, Zen and the Art of Fly Fishing, by Robert Dixon. Interesting story on the artist's life, shows a selection of his paintings of fly fishermen.

Tibbetts is up there in years but certainly going strong (inspiring in itself). Sounds like a modern day Winslow Homer the way he combined painting with his love of hunting sports and outdoor life. Of course Homer didn't do commissions, didn't have to. But then he was at another point in the art history continuum. He came along when photography and (the industrial revolution) were gaining momentum. Art was developing a different purpose. Homer was one of few watercolorists, in a field that had not yet been developed. There was not a broad middle class yet, a broad market for this kind of commission work (paintings of homes, favorite spots, etc.). The new world of watercolors was then wide open for such a master draftsman and brush handler as Homer. He made his place at the head of America's foremost watercolorists, along with a few others. The Tibbetts story is intriguing and inspiring because of how he's joined his two loves, painting and fishing.

I am working on some coloring pages, of fish and fishing, based on the art of Winslow Homer. I'll put them up soon. Meanwhile, here is my pen and ink drawing, of bears fishing, for you to color. (Click title link for enlargement.)

Bears Fishing - coloring page 

Urls of the aforementioned Tibbetts links:
http://www.heartofnh.com/Arts/ZenFlyFishing.html
http://www.dbtwatercolors.com

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 11:31 AM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 10:11 PM EDT

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Here is a Mother's Day pen and ink drawing coloring page Use the link for a larger view with better image resolution. You'll see much more detail in the landscape textures. 

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 8:33 PM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 6 May 2007 8:48 PM EDT

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It is 6:46 pm. I have been working at pricing out digital photo products from the various online photo printers since 4:00pm. It started the other day with the promotional email that Walmart sent me for Mother's Day. I'd forgotten about the tailchasing I'd gone through then. But today I looked at a promotion  from Kodak, a similar promotion on Mother's Day gifts such as memory books. I followed the email to check out the prices.

No. One would have to go through the procedure of making up a book if one wanted a price it seemed.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 7:24 PM EDT

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