THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO

Watercolor and Pastel Artists at CHAW

The Wednesday Studio does collage

Last Wednesday in the studio we had the opportunity to make paper collages. It was the idea of our teacher and coach, Ellen Cornett. Here’s what Ellen had to say … Continue reading

September 16, 2024 · 1 Comment

Capitol Hill Art Walk–and a good time was had by all

Last weekend Capitol Hill abounded with the works of 47 artists. The weather was beautiful, the art was fantastic, and everyone had a ball. Here are some pics of a … Continue reading

September 12, 2024 · 2 Comments

Draw-a-Bird Day for September: Cosmopolitan Birds

I always thought “cosmopolitan” meant urban (or even urbane), but I learned it means something different in nature. In the world of “biogeography,” a cosmopolitan animal is one that lives … Continue reading

September 10, 2024 · 1 Comment

More national birds for August DAB-Day

This month the theme for Draw-a-Bird Day is national birds. We’ve had that theme before, but hey, there are lots of nations. As it turns out, there may not be … Continue reading

August 9, 2024 · 3 Comments

Costa Rica Draw-a-Bird Day continues . . .

We have another piece of art for birds of Costa Rica. This just in from Kay Elsasser, who is allowed this late submission because she was out of town.

July 18, 2024 · Leave a comment

Birds of Costa Rica featured in July DAB-Day

The Draw-a-Bird Day theme this month is the birds of Costa Rica. Wikipedia informs us that Costa Rica, which is smaller than the state of West Virginia, has the greatest … Continue reading

July 9, 2024 · 8 Comments

Tara and Carolyn have watercolors in Hill Center show

Congratulations to Tara Hamilton and Carolyn Rondthaler for having works accepted by the judge for this show at the Hill Center Galleries in Washington. Works by 50 artists were accepted, … Continue reading

June 15, 2024 · 2 Comments

It’s June, and birds are busting out all over

Here are the wonderful birds that artists submitted for June Draw-a-Bird Day:

June 9, 2024 · 2 Comments

Student show reception coming up

This morning some of us in the Wednesday Studio helped our great teacher, Ellen Cornett, hang the art for this spring’s Adult Student. We call it “hanging the show,” which … Continue reading

June 4, 2024 · 2 Comments

Nocturnal birds is theme for May Draw-a-Bird Day

There are more than 11,000 species of birds. Not that many are nocturnal. Here are some of them.

May 10, 2024 · 2 Comments