May 2021 Draw-a-Bird Day features wide variety
Here are the birds for this month’s DAB-Day.
Lots of birds come home to roost for the April anniversary of the original DAB-Day
Many of you may not know that Draw-a-Bird Day began because of an incident in 1943 when a seven-year-old girl visited her uncle in a war hospital in England. He … Continue reading
Beautiful birds for February DAB-Day.
Yes, it’s Draw-a-Bird Day again! I love this month’s birds. Marian WisemanWatercolorist
New year, new DAB-Day, great birds
What wonderful bird art we have to start 2021. Yes, January 8 was the first Draw-a-Bird day of the year. An exciting development around these parts is that a painted … Continue reading
November Capitol Hill Art League challenge garnered great tabletops
Each month the Capitol Hill Art League selects a theme and challenges its members to create art suitable for the theme. The November CHAL challenge was “Tabletop,” and several Wednesday … Continue reading
Duck joins November flock for Draw-a-Bird Day
This is definitely NOT a lame duck. It’s more like I’m a lame blogger. This poor duck wanted so much to be with the other birds for November DAB-Day, but … Continue reading
From watercolor and clay to a Sharpie and an oil-can spout, artists find a way to render birds for October DAB-Day
Here are the fabulous birds submitted for this month’s Draw-A-Bird Day. Marian WisemanWatercolorist
The Wednesday Studio uncovers the beauty of thistles
Ellen Cornett recently sent us a photograph of a six-foot thistle she had seen on her daily walk. Several of us accepted the challenge to render it in art somehow. … Continue reading
Linda Norton keeps the hits coming this summer.
Here are some beautiful pieces that Linda Norton has created this summer. This first one is a scene in the Eastern Market neighborhood that we here on Capitol Hill are … Continue reading
