Punxy- Phil, finger phone drawing, 2/2/20, - CK

Groundhog Day - no shadow for Phil, early spring? Would we like that?

Punxsutawney Phil, (sp?)

Back to bed for just a few more weeks? We'll see. They always say if he sees his shadow it means 6 more weeks of winter. I never knew if that meant early or late spring. Finally someone said that 6 weeks means late spring. Up here, 6 more weeks would be an early spring!

So, Mr. Groundhog/Woodchuck, back to bed for just a few more weeks. We'll see.

Hummingbird sightings in rhododendron, digital tablet drawing, 2019

Hummingbird sightings - they've been flitting about the rhododendron. I can't see them in people's lovely rhododendron pics, though others can.

The Earth and all its creatures keep going about its business come what may. And that is a wonder and a comfort no matter what.

Spring Flowers - daffodils and tulips, adult art class display, 4/29/19

We started with several schematic structural versions of daffodils. These are to practice the basic structure and form of the flowers. Then we worked from photo references, (found on the web), as inspiration for the final drawings. Even the simple structural drawings colored in have their own beauty.

Photo courtesy of Deb Collemer:

April adult drawing programs, 2019

Press Release: 

3/22/19 

Free April Art Workshops for Adults, with Catinka Knoth, at Rockland 

Library, 2019

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will lead a drawing workshop series for 

adults, on creating 'April Art'. Attendees will explore themes such as papercuts to celebrate  fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen, Easter themes and cards?

Cherry trees and the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival; spring flowers such as tulips and daffodils; and frogs. Classes meet 11 a.m. Most Mondays, April 1, 

8, 22, & 29, (the Library closes for Patriots Day, 4/15); 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 593-6085 or Rockland Library at 

594-0310. 

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing and creating the 

April themes. Each week is a different subject. Participants will work 

with pencil, colored pencil, and crayon, and sometimes scissors, with a focus on drawing in color. 

4/01 Papercuts and fairy tales in honor of HC Andersen 

4/08  Easter eggs and cards

4/15 No Class - Library closed for Patriots' Day 

4/22 Cherry trees and the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival  

4/29 Spring Flowers - Tulips, daffodils, Frogs and lilyponds

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/photos by Catinka Knoth

Attachments: Art/photos by Catinka Knoth

 

 
 

Cat and Pig start a spring garden, digital phone drawings, 4/14/19

 Cat and Pig are minding their new Spring Garden. They have crocuses, they have Daffidils, they have  tulips, they have hyacinth, they have lily-of-the-valley. And of course they have dandelions, violets and butter cups! They'll have to get some pansies too, and then some irises.
 And then they can have some lovely bouquets in the house. Sitting in the middle of the of the dining table. Maybe where they have breakfast too. Maybe in the window on the window sill. It will be lovely on those gray days. Or on those days when April showers bring May flowers!

 . And it will be lovely when the sun shines on them. It always is nice to have those piles of color inside the house

April Awakenings - children's drawing workshops, April 2019

Rockland -  Children will draw in celebration of Spring this April at 

Rockland Public Library. Participants draw along with artist Catinka 

Knoth as she demonstrates. Subjects may include fairy tale papercuts in 

honor of Hans Christian Andersen's birthday; Koi kites and cherry trees for the Japanese Spring Festival; baby animals such as bunnies, puppies, kittens, lambs, and colts;    Easter themes, spring 

peepers,  birds' nests and fledglings; and spring flowers such as 

crocuses, daffodils, and tulips. 

 "Let's Draw April Awakenings!" 

2019 schedule

4/02  Papercuts, HC Andersen fairy tales   

4/09 Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, koi kites

4/16  Easter eggs, baskets, bunnies, cards

4/23  Spring peepers, baby animals, birds nests

4/30. Spring flowers 

The ongoing workshops, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin, for age 6 

and up, (including the young at heart), are free and open to the 

public. Library policy requests that children age 10 and under  have an 

adult accompany them. Knoth expects participants to be able to work 

independently for the most part.  Classes provide all materials and 

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. 

Cat and Pig Greet the Arrival of Spring! Digital phone drawings, 3/20/19

At last the day is here, if only in name or calendar!