Summer program calendar for free children's drawing classes I teach at Rockland Public Library - Download my Fourth of July coloring booklet with the summer workshop calendar and have fun coloring.  Fold the page in half and then again to make a french fold card. You can color or draw my three demonstration drawings from the "Let's Draw  Celebrating Independence Day!" class.

07/1    "Let's Draw Some Maine Town Scenes!"
07/8    "Let's Draw Birds of Maine - chickadees, ospreys, herons, eagles!"
7/15    "Let's Draw Our Favorite Dogs and Cats!"
7/22    "Let's Draw Whales, Dolphins, and Harbor Seals!"
7/29    "Let's Draw Maine Lighthouse Scenes!"

08/5    "Let's Draw Maine Scenes with Lobsterboats and Sailboats!"
8/12    "Let's Draw a Maine Farm and Belted Galloway Cows!"
8/19    "Let's Draw a Visit to a Maine Country Fair!"
8/26    "Let's Draw Animals of the Maine Woods - bears, deer, and moose!

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 1:03 PM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, 2 July 2008 1:04 PM EDT

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Last year I did several line paintings from Winslow Homer's fishing watercolors. It became a game to see how much I could paint without 'correcting'. Now, if I could find a color version of this scene to give you an idea. It would be fun to see what you create without knowing what the original colors are. All those squiggles (in this drawing ) follow the loose patterns of Homer's brush strokes and the freeflowing pooling of water and pigment.

Click the title link for the enlarged coloring page to print out. You may have to put your printer settings to 'fit to page'. Let me know what you come up with!

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 10:38 PM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 10:45 PM EDT

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Get my free Maine Coloring Book and Spring Coloring Book (in pdf form) to download and print out. The Maine book has four lighthouse and four harbor lobster boat scenes. The Spring book has a variety of spring themed images - bears, cats, rabbits, birds, flowers, even a circus scene! 

Each 'book' is two sheets with a total of eight images, (four a sheet). Fold them up and staple or sew to make the coloring books. These are examples from each book.

Tulips, brush drawing by Catinka Knoth from the Spring  Coloring Book
Lobster Boats in Rockport, Maine, Brush drawing by Catinka Knoth, from the Maine Coloring Book

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 12:12 AM EDT

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On Mother's Day
by Catinka Knoth

To Mothers, on this your special day,
So much one can't find words to say.
All the years you've spent
Readying Child to go forth in the world.
Life's magic you unfurled
And spread a feast delicious
Of the hopes, dreams, and wishes
For us so tenderly you held despite
    doubts and fears.
It's always been your love's best intent
That has led us through our years.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 9:21 PM EDT

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