Fall leaves and scenes - children’s drawing class display, 10/01/19

Without real leaves we drew some make be'leaf's. Then made freehand leaf cutouts for a crayon rubbing drawing. We also used the cutouts to trace and color.

March Medley!" - Children's Drawing Workshops at Rockland Public Library, 2019

Press Release: March programs issue

2/21/2019

"Let's Draw A March Medley!" - Children's Drawing Workshops at Rockland

Public Library, 2019

Rockland - This March, children will draw Mardi Gras, the Iditarod Dog Sled Races,

St. Patrick's Day, , and the circus, at Rockland Public Library's ongoing children's drawing workshops led by Rockland artist Catinka Knoth.

Participants follow along with Knoth as she demonstrates creating a

variety of subjects for March. Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day has it's

shamrocks, St. Patrick, leprechauns, pots of gold, rainbows,  and Celtic

designs. Husky dogs, mushers and dog sled teams,

are motifs from the Iditarod Race in Alaska. The class may also

experiment with papercuts of dog teams. Traditionally March was when 'the circus comes to town', bringing acrobats, animals, clowns, and tents.

Tuesdays; 4-5pm, "Let's Draw a March Medley!", 2019

03/05   Mardi Gras

03/12   St. Patrick's Day

03/19   The Iditarod Races and Sled Dogs (3/2 to c, 9 days / last musher's arrival)

03/26   The Circus - clowns, acrobats & animals 

   

Local patrons, Wendy and Keith Wellin, provide the workshops free and open to the public, with all materials provided. The workshops, for ages 6 and up as well as the young at heart, offer the opportunity to make art together. Children age 10 and under need adult accompaniment. Knoth expects participants to be able to work independently for the most part. 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.

Attachments: art and demonstration whiteboard drawings by Catinka Knoth

"Let's Draw Winter Animals and Scenes!" January Children's Drawing Workshops with Catinka Knoth, at Rockland Public Library, 2019

"Let's Draw Winter Animals and Scenes!" January Children's Drawing Workshops with Catinka Knoth, at Rockland Public Library, 2019

Press Release:

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, 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!"

1/01      No class - library closed for New Year

1/08       Polar Bears

1/15       Penguins

1/22       Winter Themes, Scenes, and Sports

1/29       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