Penguins & sports figures, black n white! Student art display, adult drawing class, 1/30/17

Exercises with black circle and teardrop paper cuts, create an arrangement on a quarter sheet of paper, draw that arrangement on another sheet by coloring in, don't use outlines. Can you find a figure in your drawing? Or what do you see in your arrangement? Now make some arrangement where you intend to draw to make a figure. Do another one. Are you beginning to see the connection to sports figures graphics and penguins? Final drawings on a larger sheet work from reference pictures of penguins to make a a penguin scene drawing using some of what you worked with in the exercises.

More specifically for the exercises, (repeating from my FB comments):
The fun of it was also in the exercises. I asked class to color up 2 quarter sheets using black crayon. Freehand cut a couple circles, several elongated teardrop shapes of varying sizes. Make an arrangement on a blank quarter sheet using several shapes. Draw this arrangement on other blank quarter sheet. Look at your drawings and see if you can find a figure or whatever in them. Now try to make an arrangement that is somewhat like an action sports figure, preferably winter sport. This will be quite abstracted. Now see what kind of penguins you can make from your shapes, (and draw). None of these drawings should use outlines. They should be done by coloring out/up/in(?) the shapes.

Snow scene, students, adult art class 1/23/17

We started with a couple exercises - you can see a few examples along the bottom.
a) Continuous line drawing of the reference photo, working with a crayon.
b) Color in the blue shapes:blue sky, blue snow areas. Color in the dark areas: tree trunk, branches, darks in the barn, roof edges. No outlines when you do this. Whites stay white. Are you seeing the white snow appear on the branches? When you draw, look for creatures in the negative shapes, or even in the lines. You don't have the reference photo for this, so you will have to take my word that some of the creatures I saw were: bison head, greyhound, old fashioned ladies shoe, eagle, crow. Class was very skeptical of my findings, until I made a map with labels on each finding! They conceded to most - except the buffalo head.

For the final drawing they were to employ the two exercises together if they were so inclined. And, of course draw it bigger. Just changing the scale of the drawing is a big challenge!

February Children's Art Workshops with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Library, 2017

Press Release
January 27, 2017

"Let's Draw February's Celebrations!" - Children's Drawing Workshops at
Rockland Public Library, 2017

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 and make motifs for Chinese New Year,Valentine's
Day, President's Day, and Mardi Gras. Each week is a different subject:

2/07    Chinese New Year Season - Year of the Rooster
2/14    Valentine's Day cards & papercuts
2/21    Presidents
2/28    Mardi Gras

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. Chinese New Year 2017 is the Year of the Rooster. Participants may explore traditional zodiac papercut  designs, Chinese dragons, and Lion Dancers. Valentine's Day cards often have motifs such as hearts, birds, cupids, lace, ribbons, and roses. In honor of the presidents and Black History Month, students will explore  classic portraits and scenes. Mardi Gras motifs include masks, King cakes, doubloons, jazz instruments, jesters, tricorn hats, and beads.

Attachments: whiteboard demonstration drawings and art by Catinka Knoth

 

February Adult Art Program with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Library, 2017

Press Release

January 27, 2017

February Celebrations Adult Art Workshops with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Library, 2017

Rockland - Catinka Knoth  will lead an art workshop series for adults,
on creating motifs for  celebrations of February:   Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rooster, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras. Each week will be a different subject. Classes meet 11 a.m. most Mondays in February, (library closed for Presidents' Day, Feb. 20), in the
Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.  Led by Knoth, participants will  create their own art. 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 691-5544
or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

2/06     Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster
2/13     Valentine's Day roses, papercuts & cards
2/20     Library closed Presidents' Day
2/27     Mardi Gras masks and motifs

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing and creating the
fantasy images of February's celebrations. Participants will work with
pencil, colored pencil, crayon, and papercut, with a focus on drawing
in color.

Knoth paints watercolors of Maine and whimsical animal scenes, which
she offers as cards and prints. She 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 and photos by Catinka Knoth

 

Penguins - student work by kids and adults, children's art classes, 1/17/17

Penguins live in the Southern hemisphere, and not only in winter climates. Just in places where they don't need to fly. One of the students' favorite penguins is the 'African penguin'. We shall have to look that one up. Here we have art from 4 years old to grandparent age!

 

Papercut evergreens in snow, and polar bears - student work, adults and kids, recent January art classes, 1/03/17 & 1/10/17

We did not get too far in our 'evergreens in snow' adult class, because I had an idea for how we might be able to easily organize and redistribute the crayons. Hah! I hope the newcomers are willing to return :)

Evergreens in snow papercuts, with watercolor background and crayon background.

More demonstration drawings for January 2017 children's art program with Catinka Knoth, at Rockland Library.

Demonstration drawings from previous Januarys kids' art classes. May be
good size here for printing out and coloring, and/or, especially -
having a try at drawing them yourself!
Winter scenes, polar bears, penguins, and arctic animals.

January adult art workshops with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Library, 2017

Press Release

 

Winter Scenes January Adult Art Workshops with Catinka Knoth at Rockland 

Library, 2017

 

Rockland - Catinka Knoth  will lead an art workshop series for adults, 

on creating scenes such as evergreen trees in snow, lacy snow covered 

branches,  buildings in a snowy landscape, winter animals, and winter 

sports. Each week will be a different subject. Classes meet 11 a.m.  

Mondays, January 9, 25, and 30th at the Community Room, Rockland Public 

Library, 80 Union St.  (The library is closed January 16th, for  Martin 

Luther King Day.) Led by Knoth, participants will  create their own 

winter art. Each week is a different subject. 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 

691-5544 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

 

1/02    No class

1/09    Evergreens in snow

1/16    No class - Library closed for Martin Luther King Day
1/23   Winter scenes

1/30    Penguins & winter sports figures

 

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing and creating 

winter scenes of January.  Participants will work with pencil, colored 

pencil,  crayon, and sometimes papercutting, with a focus on drawing in 

color.

 

Knoth creates watercolors of Maine and whimsical animal scenes, which 

she offers as cards and prints. She 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, watercolor and papercut, by Catinka Knoth

Catinka Knoth
241 Broadway, Apt. B
Rockland, Maine 04841
207-691-5544

Website:
http://www.catinkacards.com

Blogs:
http://cknotes4.blogspot.com/
http://catinkacards.com/cknotes

Prints at Fine Art America
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/catinka-knoth.html

Facebook Artist Fan Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Catinka-Knoth/76702205114

Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/catinkarts

'Catinka's expenses fund' campaign at GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/t66efvcc

January children's drawing workshops with Catinka Knoth at Rockland Library, 2017

 Press Release:

 

"Let's Draw Winter Animals and Scenes!" January Children's Drawing 

Workshops at Rockland Public Library, 2017

 

Rockland -  Children will draw winter animals and scenes this January, 

at Rockland Public Library's ongoing drawing workshops led by artist 

Catinka Knoth. Participants draw and create along with Knoth as she demonstrates 

how to convey a variety of subjects. Winter subjects may include arctic 

animals such as snowflakes, polar bears, penguins, snowy owls, hares, and foxes; 

houses in a snowy landscape, and winter sports. Each week is a 

different focus.

 

Tuesdays  4-5 p.m.  "Let's Draw Winter Animals and Scenes!"

1/03        Snowflakes

1/10        Polar Bears

1/17        Penguins

1/24       Winter Scenes and Sports

1/31       Arctic Animals

 

Wendy and Keith Wellin sponsor the workshops, which are free and open 

to the public, with all materials provided, and geared for age 6 and 

up, Knoth expects participants to be able to work independently for the 

most part. Library policy is that children age 10 and under  be 

accompanied by an adult. Classes meet every Tuesday, 4-5 pm, in the 

Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St. The Friends of 

Rockland Library host.  FMI - Jean Young, children's librarian, 

594-0310.

 

Attachments - Demonstration art and whiteboard drawings  by Catinka Knoth

Catinka Knoth

241 Broadway, Apt. B

Rockland, Maine 04841

 207-691-5544

 

Website:

http://www.catinkacards.com

 

Blogs:

http://cknotes4.blogspot.com/

http://catinkacards.com/cknotes

 

Prints at Fine Art America

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/catinka-knoth.html

 

Facebook Artist Fan Page 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Catinka-Knoth/76702205114

 

Youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/catinkarts

 

'Catinka's expenses fund' campaign at GoFundMe:

https://www.gofundme.com/t66efvcc

 

Snowflake papercuts, New Year, and December holidays art from children's classes, both kids & adult work,12/20/16 - 1/3/17

The trouble with those papercut snowflakes is that kids hands are not big or strong enough to cut through the folds needed for the best overall snowflake shape. We tried an experiment. We folded the paper into a quarterfold, but then drew in a makeshift extra starpoint. We cut around the overall shape pattern. Once we had the basic flake shape, we did the little cut away triangles and diamonds or whatever we wanted. And then to open the surprise snowflake. We colored up background sheets in any way we wanted. One child made an entirely different drawing of two creatures, visible when the snowflake gets lifted. Another child used the initials I had given as
a model to write initials from as something to paste onto the artwork. This meant another child wanted to hang up initials from me but not on the work. "No, you may not!", I said. I had not made the connection of why the child wanted the initials. "My work does not go there." I said, not realizing it was already there on the other child's work. Oh, the unintended unfairnesses of life.