THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO

Watercolor and Pastel Artists at CHAW

Draw-a-Bird Day for March brings smallest and largest birds

We got hummingbirds and eagles and lots in between. Special tribute to Eileen, who sent drew two birds, one done digitally and one done the old-fashioned way.

Also, special note that two of the birds are drawn by youngsters.

Here are this month’s birds.

Eileen Leahy takahe iPhone 4s app

Eileen Leahy: Takahe [a New Zealand bird]. iPhone 4s app.

Eileen Leahy Hummingbird in Costa Rica wax pastels

Eileen Leahy: Hummingbird in Costa Rica. Wax pastels. Eileen says this may be a green-breasted mango. What do you birders think?

Jack Doyle, age 12. Watercolor pencils and pastels

Jack Doyle, age 12: Eagle. Watercolor pencils and pastels. Jack is Anne Shields’s grandson.

Erin Karr, age 4. “Bird for Aunt Marian, 1966. Ballpoint pen. [note brown marks are from nonarchival Scotch tape used in Aunt Marian's 1966 journal.]

Erin Karr, age 4: Bird for Aunt Marian, 1966. Ballpoint pen. Brown marks are from nonarchival Scotch tape used in Aunt Marian’s 1966 journal.

Vince Iannacchione Owl Bank

Vince Iannacchione: Owl Bank, pencil. Vince notes that piggy banks are out.

Tara Hamilton Hummingbird iPad

Tara Hamilton: Hummingbird. iPad.

Tom Eichenberger Pullet Together. Felt tip pen and colored pencil

Tom Eichenberger: Pullet Together. Felt tip pen and colored pencil.

2016 Robins

Marian Wiseman: Robins. Watercolor.

Linda Norton Flamingo

Linda Norton: Flamingo. Watercolor.

Ellen Cornett pencil

Eileen Cornett: Cardinal. Pencil.

Don’t forget, all you blog readers: Your birds are welcome, and anything you send before midnight April 8 will be included in the April DAB-Day post. Send your birds to wednesday.studio.artists@gmail.com.

Marian Wiseman
Watercolorist

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One comment on “Draw-a-Bird Day for March brings smallest and largest birds

  1. Joyce Palmer
    March 9, 2017

    OMG

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