Follow Fran, step by step, in creating an amazing portrait
Fran Tomlinson recently finished a pastel portrait of her spouse, Joy, seated at the Knabe baby grand in their home. Joy is an accomplished pianist and loves that baby grand. Once … Continue reading
The Final Sketches from Summer Vacation
When the Wednesday Studio class ended last spring, Ellen Cornett challenged us to make art every day. Her exhortation worked, and many of us who would have ignored our pencils and … Continue reading
Award-Winning Pastel by Wednesday Studio Artist Martha Pope at Regional Juried Art Show
In a recent post, I reported that a pastel by Martha Pope of the Wednesday Studio had received an Honorable Mention by Juror Eric Denker, who selected the art for … Continue reading
Four Wednesday Studio Artists Recognized in Regional Juried Art Show at the Hill Center
Works by four Wednesday Studio artists—two pastelists and two watercolorists—were among the selections made for the Hill Center’s Annual Regional Juried Art Show. The show’s judge, Eric Denker, is senior … Continue reading
Anne’s work on display at DC’s Touchstone Gallery
Don’t miss “Art as Politics,” the current exhibit on display until August 25 at Touchstone Gallery. Wednesday Studio member Anne Shields has four pastels in the national juried show. One gallery … Continue reading
Vacations–the perfect time to sketch
Eileen Leahy kept her sketch pad handy during a Spain vacation earlier this summer. Here are three of the sketches she did there: And Tara Hamilton made good use of her … Continue reading
Presidential hopefuls take animal shapes in Anne Shields’s art
Four pastels by Anne Shields have been accepted in a national juried show sponsored by Touchstone Gallery. The Washingon, DC, exhibition, “Art as Politics,” includes entries ranging from gun violence … Continue reading
Linda Norton is Artist of the Month at CHAW
The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop has chosen long-time Wednesday Studio artist Linda Norton as its artist of the month for July. In CHAW’s blog, Chaw Beyond the Walls, Linda describes her early experience with … Continue reading
Artists Doing Their Thing
Four of my Wednesday Studio compadres have submitted pics of their latest sketches for the blog. Here you go:
Two Smithsonian Pastel Workshops
Weekend before last, I attended two all-day workshops–Pastel Portraits and The Still-Life in Pastel–sponsored by Smithsonian Associates at the Dillon Ripley Center. Both were taught by Gary Shankman, head of … Continue reading
THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO 