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Saturday, 26 July 2014

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

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

Drawing Workshops at Rockland Public Library, 2014

Press Release:

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:

Click links to download larger size demo drawings as coloring pages.
Owls Head Lighthouse coloring page - demo drawing by Catinka Knoth
Maine birds coloring page coloring page - demo drawing by Catinka Knoth
Maine farming coloring page - demo drawing by Catinka Knoth
Food booths coloring page - demo drawing by Catinka Knoth
Country Fair coloring page - demo drawing by Catinka Knoth

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 4:02 PM EDT

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Monday, 14 July 2014

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.

beach roses exercises

beach roses scene crayon drawing by Catinka Knoth

BW demo drawing

beach roses scenes student exercises

beach roses scenes student art

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 2:14 PM EDT

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Friday, 27 June 2014

"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:

Cat of Strawberry Hill Maine drawing demo sm

Nellie Lighthouse Dog at Marshall Point drawing demo

marine mammals dolphins drawing demo

marine mammals harbor seals drawing demo

marine mammals whales drawing demo

Rockland scenes train station drawing demo

Rockland scenes Victorian at Lincoln & Summer Sts. drawing demo

Maine coastal floral scene drawing demo

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 12:54 AM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 3 July 2014 12:39 PM EDT

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"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.

coastal maine florals scenes - lupine

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 12:44 AM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 3 July 2014 12:27 PM EDT

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Sunday, 25 May 2014

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.

cedar waxwings crayon drawing, 2013 Catinka Knoth

hummingbirds watercolor, 2013, Catinka Knoth

bluejay and strawberries, red white and blue crayon drawing, 2013 Catinka Knoth

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 7:46 PM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 25 May 2014 9:10 PM EDT

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