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
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
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.
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
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
It’s June, and birds are busting out all over
Here are the wonderful birds that artists submitted for June Draw-a-Bird Day:
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
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.
Cedar waxwings from previous posts
The Wednesday Studio blog has had eight appearances of cedar waxwings. Their mask and bright yellow tail tip are beautiful and distinguishing marks.
April DAB-Day theme: Shore Birds
Artists were invited to submit work showing shore birds for April Draw-a-Bird Day. What a delight to see all of these water birds. Both Judith Davis and Tara Hamilton chose … Continue reading
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