Press Release:

Painting the Sights of September -  Watercolor Demonstration and Workshop Series with Catinka Knoth

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will give  a  watercolor demonstration on painting a  Maine barn in September scene, on Friday, Sept 3, 11am at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education.This event is free and open to the public. Knoth will create another version of  her watercolor, "Haying at Harjula's". Onlookers will see how the glazing of watercolors builds up the tones of shadow areas. The demonstration precedes a four part studio watercolor workshop series Knoth will teach, "Painting September  Scenes",  focusing on the sights of September. Participants will explore Monarch butterflies; sunflowers and late summer gardens; haying and fields; apples and orchards; The  class will meet every Tuesday, 10am-Noon, Sept 7, 14, 21, 28,  at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St.

Each week is a different motif:

• 9/07     Monarch Butterfles
• 9/ 14    Sunflowers and late summer gardens
• 9/21     Haying and fields
• 9/28     Apples and orchards

Participants may sign up by suggested donation  of $80 for the complete series, or $25 per individual session. Call Knoth at 596-0069 or 542-7317 to confirm space.

Knoth, known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and whimsical animal drawings, regularly gives workshops in watercolor and drawing for adults and children. Her website www.catinkacards.com shows examples of her art and teaching. Lincoln Street Center for Arts & Education is a non-profit organization offering opportunities for community engagement of all ages in the arts, theatre, health and fitness, and education, and online at www.lincolnstreetcenter.org

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 2:46 AM EDT

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Here is the painting I did at today's watercolor demonstration  after my painting "Monroe's & Sheep's Island, Owls Head, Maine", shown below:

I'm making a printable notecard of this painting that can sell as a digital download. As soon as I can get the paypal button creator to cooperate, this will be available! Would you like both paintings as notecards?

Press Release:

Painting a Maine Coastal Landscape -  Watercolor Demonstration and Workshop Series with Catinka Knoth

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will give  a  watercolor demonstration on painting a Maine coastal landscape, "Monroe's Island and Sheep's Island...",on Monday August 9th, 11am at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education.This event is free and open to the public. Knoth will create another version of  a view originally painted from the walkway up to Owls Head Lighthouse.



Onlookers will see how variegated washes can depict a sky and calligraphic brushstrokes can represent trees and rocks. The demonstration precedes a four part studio watercolor workshop series Knoth will teach, "Painting Maine Coastal Landscapes", a studio watercolor workshop exploring  basic aspects of a Maine coastal view. The  class will meet Tuesdays, 10am-Noon, from August 10-31,  at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St.

Each week is a different motif:
8/10      The Skies of a Maine Seashore
8/17      Trees  around the Maine Coast
8/24      Rocky Shorelines of a Maine Coastal Scene
8/31      Water and Surf in a Maine Seascape Inspired by Winslow Homer

Participants may sign up by suggested donation  of $80 for the complete series, or $25 per individual session. Call Knoth at 596-0069 or 542-7317 to confirm space.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 1:48 AM EDT

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This  watercolor workshop series explores flowers and gardens in  summer landscapes. The four week studio class meets Tuesdays, 10am-Noon, from July 6 through July 27th,  at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St., Rockland, Maine, usually in 'The Messy Art Room'. Participation is by suggested donation of $25 per class or $80 for the four part series. Call me at 207-596-0069 or 542-7317 to confirm space. 

7/06     Rosa Rugosa Beach Roses by the Maine seashore
7/13     Oriental Poppies in an early summer garden
7/20     Lupine on the Maine coast
7/27     Daisies and Flocks in a Maine Wildflower Garden

Proposed Part II:

8/03    Day Lilies in a Maine Perennial Garden Landscape
8/10    Poppies in a Maine Garden Scene
8/17    Roses in a Maine Perennial Garden landscape
8/24    Fuschia Fireweed and Loosestrife along the Maine byways
8/31    Purple Asters and Goldenrod in a Maine field.

 Watercolor "June Garden", poppies seen in a June garden, painted, then this version painted in July. Seems only yesterday. How time flies. 

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 7:21 PM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 8 July 2010 7:56 PM EDT

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Press Release:

"Birds & Brushes - Part I" Watercolor Workshop Offered by Catinka Knoth

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will teach "Birds & Brushes - Part I", a watercolor workshop, at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St. The four week class will meet Tuesdays, 10am-Noon, from June 1 through June 22nd. An alternate schedule may run Thursday evenings from 6-8pm, starting June 3rd. Participants may sign up by suggested donation of $80 for the complete series, or $25 per individual session. Call Knoth at 596-0069 or 542-7317 to confirm space.

Students will work in the studio creating from either their own or provided reference photos. Each week will focus on a different spring migratory bird. Part I will focus on bluebirds, goldfinches, warblers, and orioles. Knoth will demonstrate exercises and painting techniques such as sumie style calligraphy, working with washes, creating textures with wet-in-wet and drybrush, direct painting, and using negative spaces to create shapes. Students will learn skills of observation and expression that will enhance their future study and enjoyment of birds. Knoth, known for her watercolors of Maine scenes and whimsical animal drawings, regularly gives workshops in watercolor and drawing for adults and children. Her website www.catinkacards.com shows examples of her art and teaching.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 4:58 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 24 May 2010 5:24 PM EDT

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Watch flowers grow from your paint brush - from a recent press release:

"Let's Paint Spring Flowers!" Watercolor Workshop Offered by Catinka Knoth

Rockland - Catinka Knoth will teach "Let's Paint Spring Flowers!", a watercolor workshop, at Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St. The four week class will meet Tuesdays, 10am-Noon, from April 27th through May 18th. An alternate schedule will run Wednesday evenings from 6-8pm, starting April 28th. Participants may sign up by suggested donation of $80 for the complete series, or $25 per individual session. Call Knoth at 596-0069 to confirm space.

Students will experiment with explorations in sumi-e inspired calligraphic brushwork, negative and positive shapes, contour drawing, variegated washes, and glazing. Photographs of spring flowers such as crocus, daffodil, tulips, and iris will provide a different subject for each session. Paintings by O'Keeffe, Charles Demuth, John LaFarge, John William Hill, may also serve as inspiration and models for study.

Download my free frenchfold notecard of this daffodil bouquet watercolor (pdf c. 3mb)
http://catinkacards.tripod.com/pdf/daffodils-frenchfold.pdf

Order notecards of these spring flowers watercolor paintings.

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 4:45 PM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 18 April 2010 10:05 PM EDT

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