Maine birds - chickadees, hummingbirds, puffins, loons, jays, owls. Drawings by kids & adult, children's art class, 8/23/16

The decoration marks we make in the frame come in handy for drawing nature.

Fw: Laura B. going home past Marshall Pt. ref pic by CK, line tracing of same, adult art class, 8/26/13

Catinka Knoth
241 Broadway, Apt B
Rockland, ME 04841
207-596-0069 or 207 691-5544

My website:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com

Notecard sets to order:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com/maine_notecards_.html

My blog:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com/cknotes/

Lobsterboats & sailboats, Rockland Breakwater & Marshall Pt. lighthouses, and Maine farming! - student, (adults and kids), drawings. Art classes, 8/15/16 & 8/22/16

Mixing the classes in this posting. The adult class art displays also show some of the exercises we did. The exercises serve as warm ups and as practice in observing or thinking of a subject or visual aspect in a different manner than we are accustomed to.

Today's class, 8/22/16, was the lobsterboat going home past Marshall Point Light. Big rebellion in the ranks because the boat in the reference material was so small as to even see it was a lobsterboat! The problem is that unless the boat is a huge boat, it will show small behind a whole view of the lighthouse. But see here how we did it this time!! Yes, but that is not really a lobsterboat. It is a much bigger boat, the mail and ferryboat, Laura B. We managed to rustle up some copies of my photo of the Laura B. heading home past the lighthouse.

W. Jakstein journal, 1953, spreads, 5-10, (pages 10-17)

Cover & pages 1-4, Werner Jakstein journal, 1953...

September Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library, 2016

Press Release

September Harvests a Theme for Children's Drawing Classes at Rockland Library, 2016

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.

09/06 Butterflies and Monarch butterfly migration
09/13 Farm scenes of haying and the fall harvest, September gardens
09/20 Barnyard animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, roosters, geese, and ducks
09/27 Visits to the apple orchard and apple picking


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.

Attachments: whiteboard demonstration drawings by Catinka Knoth

Catinka Knoth
241 Broadway, Apt B
Rockland, ME 04841
207-596-0069 or 207 691-5544

My website:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com

Notecard sets to order:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com/maine_notecards_.html

My blog:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com/cknotes/

September adult art programs with Catinka Knoth, at Rockland Library, 2016

Press Release:

Knoth Teaches "Scenes of September in Maine" Adult Art Workshops, at
Rockland Library, 2016

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will teach drawing "Scenes of September in
Maine", with a focus on buildings, at 11 a.m. Mondays, Rockland Public
Library, the Community Room, 80 Union St. Led by Knoth, participants
will make their own drawings in color. Knoth offers the workshops
free and open to the general public, with materials supplied. Friends
of Rockland Library host. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at
594-0310.

Knoth will lead students in drawing several scenes of iconic local
Maine buildings. Students may experience simple aspects of perspective
theory. They will also practice the technique of coloring in without
using outlines. Familiar buildings from St. George and South Thomaston
along the St. George peninsula and Rte 131 will be the subjects for the
classes. Each week is a different building - a barn, a grange, and a classic Maine farmhouse.

09/05 Labor Day - Library closed
09/12 Harjula's barn
09/19 A classic Maine farmhouse
09/26 St. George Grange

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.


Attachments: art by Catinka Knoth
Harjula's barn, St. George Grange, Robinson farmhouse.


Catinka Knoth
241 Broadway, Apt B
Rockland, ME 04841
207-596-0069 or 207 691-5544

My website:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com

Notecard sets to order:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com/maine_notecards_.html

My blog:
http://catinkacards.tripod.com/cknotes/

Happy Birthday to a friend!

Rockland Breakwater - student drawings, adult art class, 8/8/16

Exercises coloring in cube like forms without existing outlines, bottom row. We tried good cubes and skewed cubes to get a feel for the differences. When you are used to thinking of a thing one way all your life, it is very hard to even perceive a different way, let alone try to replicate it. I don't give actual 'how to do perspective' lessons. That becomes a hopeless muddle of confusion. 

We worked from this reference photo after we did the practices. I did a follow along demo and probably led everyone astray. 

It could be helpful to also see the work of John Marin and Eric Hopkins. 

And my watercolor from 2014 from the photo. The painting is available on FineArtAmerica.com as a print, several size options.

Exercises coloring in cube like forms without existing outlines, bottom row. We tried good cubes and skewed cubes to get a feel for the differences. When you are used to thinking of a thing one way all your life, it is very hard to even perceive a different way, let alone try to replicate it. I don't give actual 'how to do perspective' lessons. That becomes a hopeless muddle of confusion.

Marshall Point Light, Port Clyde, Maine, and Rockland Breakwater Light - student drawings, (kids and adults), children's drawing class, 8/2/16

Marshall Point Lighthouse - student drawings and exercises, adult art class 8/1/16

Exercises along the bottom two rows, final drawings on the top.
Draw the pork pie hat or top hat without outlines.
Draw the beanie hat.
Find the bowtie in the picture it's between the beanie hat and the pork pie hat.
Practice long triangles without outlines. They should be shorter on one side and longer on the right.
Fill-in upside down triangles between the right side up triangles.

My reference photo: