Beach Roses Coastal Scenes Inventions - lesson
Topic: Art Class

Beach Roses scenes inventions: student drawings & exercises, and demo art. Adult art class, 7/14/14

Draw lines of repeated marks. 

Draw two waving lines like paths - of  varying paths. Place the marks, one kind to a line, on the lines like a necklace. 

Re-create those lines, those necklaces without the guidelines. 

Make two largish organic shapes, with an outline, and fill them in with one of your marks - a different mark for each shape. Re-create those shapes using the marks, but no outline, and no outlining with marks either. 

Re-create those shapes again coloring them in with green, leaving white spaces where there would be flowers, so you're really just filling in the background -  and again no outlines. 

Final drawing: draw a margin around the edge of the paper so that you stay off the edges. Do a very quick continuous line drawing of an imaginary landscape. Color it in quickly - use marks if you like, symbol marks, calligraphic marks.

"Let's Draw Maine Memories of July!" Children's Drawing Workshops at Rockland Public Library, 2014
Topic: Kids Art Class

"Let's Draw  Maine Memories of July!" Children's Drawing Workshops at Rockland Public Library, 2014

Press Release:

Rockland - Children will explore drawing Maine memories this July at the weekly drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library. Children ages 6 and up follow along with Knoth in drawing a variety of motifs. July themes  will include subjects such as: favorite  cats & dogs from Maine books; Rockland -  buildings & landmarks of a Maine town;  marine mammals - harbor seals, whales, porpoises;  and classic Maine scenes.

Students follow along with Knoth as she demonstrates drawing a variety of motifs. Knoth gears the classes for age 6 and up, including the young at heart. She expects participants to be able to work independently for the most part. Children age 10 and under need adult accompaniment, according to Library policy.

7/01    Let's draw favorite Maine cats!
7/08    Let's draw favorite Maine  dogs!
7/15    Let's draw Rockland - landmark scenes of a Maine town!
7/22    Let's draw marine mammals!
7/29    Let's draw  classic Maine scenes!

Wendy and Keith Wellin sponsor the ongoing 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.

Demonstration Drawings:

"Coastal Maine Floral Landscapes" - July Adult Art Classes with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Library, 2014
Topic: Art Class

Press release: 

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will give a series of  free drawing  classes on depicting Maine coastal floral scenes, at Rockland Public Library, 80 Union Street. Classes meet in the Community Room, 11 a.m.,  Mondays in July. The first scene  will revisit Knoth's painting "Lupine at Mosquito Harbor, Martinsville..". Participants will create art using pencils, colored pencils, crayons, and scissors, with an emphasis on drawing in color.  Each week is different scene. Knoth will give instruction and guidance. She invites students of all levels to come make art  in this communal and diverse environment.

Each week offers a different scene to explore:

7/07 - "Lupine at Mosquito Harbor..."
7/14 - "Rosa Rugosa - Beach Roses by the Maine Seashore"
7/21 - "Oriental Poppies in an Early Summer Garden"
7/28 - "Daisies by Marshall Point Light"

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.

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, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. For more information about Knoth's work visit www.catinkacards.com.

Birds, Blooms, & Berries - June Adult Art Classes. 2014
Topic: Art Class

Birds, Blooms, & Berries -  June Adult Art Classes at Rockland Public Library, 2014
Press Release:
Rockland - Local artist Catinka Knoth leads a series of free drawing classes for adults on creating birds and floral or berry motif art and cards at Rockland Public Library. Classes meet at 11am, Mondays in June, 80 Union St,  in the Friends Community Room. Participants will create art using pencils, colored pencils, crayons, and scissors, with an emphasis on drawing in color. Students do  warm-up  practices before working on final drawings. Each week is different bird and plant combination -  birds such as hummingbirds, bluejays, cedar waxwings, bluebirds, and cardinals,. Knoth will give instruction and guidance. She invites students of all levels to come make art  in this communal and diverse environment.

06/02    Hummingbirds  & Rhododendron
06/09    Bluejays & Lilacs
06/16    Cedar Waxwings & cherries
06/23    Bluebirds, strawberries, roses
06/30    Red, White, and Blues!    

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.

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, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. For more information about Knoth's work visit www.catinkacards.com.

Let's Draw Jubilant June! - Visits to the seashore, Father's Day cards, Summer Activities.
Topic: Kids Art Class
"Let's Draw Jubilant June!" -  Children's Drawing Workshops at Rockland Public Library, 2014

Rockland - Children will  explore 'early summer' themes for this month's children's drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library. June provides subjects such as floral  scenes with poppies, roses, lilacs, and lupine; Father's Day cards; summer activities and seashore scenes; and 4th of July celebrations.
Students follow along with Knoth as she demonstrates drawing a variety of motifs. Knoth gears the classes for age 6 and up, including the young at heart. She expects participants to be able to work independently for the most part. Children age 10 and under need adult accompaniment, according to Library policy.

06/03    Visits to the seashore
06/10    Father's Day cards
06/17    Summer activities
06/24    4th of July Celebrations

Wendy and Keith Wellin sponsor the workshops, which are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. The ongoing 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.