"Let's Draw February Celebrations!" - Children's drawing workshops, 2015
Topic: Kids Art Class
Press Release:
"Let's Draw February's Celebrations!" - Children's Drawing Workshops at
Rockland Public Library, 2015

Rockland -  Children will draw images from February's celebrations and
traditions at Rockland Public Library's ongoing drawing workshops led
by artist Catinka Knoth. Participants draw along with Knoth as she
demonstrates how to draw subjects for Valentine's
Day, Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, and President's Day.  Each week is a different subject:

2/03     Valentine's Day cards & papercuts
2/10     Chinese New Year Season - Year of the Sheep, Ram, Goat, starts
2/17     Mardi Gras masks,
2/24     Presidents

Sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin, the workshops, for age 6 and up,
are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. Knoth
expects participants to be able to work independently for the most
part. Children age 10 and under should be accompanied by an adult.
Ongoing workshops meet every Tuesday, 4-5 pm, Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.,  hosted by Friends of Rockland Library.  FMI - Jean Young, children's librarian, 594-0310.

Young artists will  draw a wide range of motifs. Valentine's Day cards often have motifs such as hearts, birds,
cupids, lace, ribbons, and roses. Chinese New Year 2015,
which starts 2/19, is celebrated for 15 days. It is the Year of the Sheep. Participants may explore traditional papercut  designs, Chinese dragons, and Lion Dancers.  Mardi Gras  motifs include masks, King
cakes, doubloons, jazz instruments, jester, tricorn hat, and beads. In honor of the presidents, students will explore  classic presidential portraits.

Arctic Animals, Polar Bears, Penguins & Winter Scenes - kids' art classes
Topic: Kids Art Class

Themes for November Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library, 2014
Topic: Kids Art Class

Press Release:

Rockland - "Let's Draw in Celebration of Native American Heritage

for the ongoing free drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland

Month, Thanksgiving, and the Coming of Winter!" is the November program

Public Library. Children will explore such motifs as woodland animals;

Native American designs, lodging, hunting, and game; and foods and

family gatherings. Knoth leads children age 6 and up in these "follow

along" sessions every Tuesday, 4-5 pm, in the library's Community Room,

80 Union Street. Children 10 and under should be accompanied by an

adult. Knoth expects participants to be able to work independently and

encourages adults to join in the drawing fun. Local patrons Wendy and

Keith Wellin sponsor the program, which is free with all materials

supplied, and hosted by Friends of Rockland Library. Contact Jean

Young, children's librarian, at 594-0310 for more information.

 

11/04 Let's Draw Deer!Bears, Chipmunks, and Squirrels!

11/11 No class - Library closed for Veteran's Day

11/18 Let's Draw Native American Designs and Motifs!

11/25 Let's Draw Turkeys, a Pilgrim Feast, and a Cornucopia for

Thanksgiving!

Fall and Halloween Themes for Free October Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library, 2014
Topic: Kids Art Class

Press Release: Rockland - Children, and those young at heart, will explore fall and Halloween themes in the ongoing drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library, 80 Union  St. The "Let's Draw Together!" workshops, geared for ages 6 and up, also welcome adults. Library policy requests that children 10 and under have an adult accompany them. Classes meet every Tuesday from 4-5 p.m. downstairs in the Friends Community Room. 

October's subjects may include:  autumn leaves and trees; pumpkin patches and scarecrows; owls, bats, and cats; haunted houses; and a spooky Halloween with Jack-O-Lanterns, witches, goblins, and more.

10/07    Autumn leaves and trees

10/14    Pumpkin patches and scarecrows

10/21    Owls and bats and cats

10/28    Spooky Halloween with Jack-O-Lanterns, haunted houses, witches, goblins, and more.

 

Halloween scene demo drawing: 

The workshops, sponsored by local patrons Wendy and Keith Wellin, and hosted by Friends of Rockland Library, are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. Participants draw along with Knoth's demonstrations. She expects students to be able to work independently for the most part. Knoth, a Rockland artist, is known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and animal drawings. Her work may be seen atwww.catinkacards.com. For more workshop information, call Jean Young, children's librarian, at 594-0310.

September 2014 kids' drawing classes - butterflies, haying, barnyard animals, apple picking; and coloring pages!
Topic: Kids Art Class

Press Release:

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.

Demo drawings by Catinka Knoth to download and color:
Metamorphosis of a butterfly

Haying at Harjula's barn

Barnyard animals

Apple picking, after Carl Larsson art

Apple tree in continuous line