THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO

Watercolor and Pastel Artists at CHAW

Four Wednesday Studio members have work in new CHAL juried show

The Wednesday Studio is once again well represented in a show sponsored by the Capitol Hill Art League. What’s more, Wednesday Studio member Nancy Arbuthnot took second place! For the … Continue reading

October 8, 2018 · Leave a comment

Ellen’s Drawings in Show Featuring Art in Black & White

Two of Ellen Cornett’s exquisitely detailed carbon pencil drawings of animal groupings — Who Killed Cock Robin? and Elephant in the Room Redux — were included in a recent group … Continue reading

October 5, 2018 · 1 Comment

Marian Wiseman creates watercolor profusion of spring flowers

In this post, I describe how I went about creating a watercolor of flowers for my sister. My painting is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW Gallery, 545 7th … Continue reading

September 25, 2018 · 4 Comments

Lynne Mallonee Schlimm captures the essence of her dog, Hershey, in watercolor

Editor’s note: In this post, Lynne shares some studies and early versions of her painting of her dog, Hershey. The final version, Yellow Ball, is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at … Continue reading

September 24, 2018 · Leave a comment

Linda Norton uses watercolor and paper strips to create the mystery of a mangrove swamp

Editor’s note: In this blog post, Linda describes her approach in creating her multimedia collage In the Mangrove, currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW Gallery, 545 7th Street, … Continue reading

September 23, 2018 · Leave a comment

Eileen Leahy shares her process for creating a portrait that is faithful to her subject

Editor’s note: In this post, Eileen describes her process of going from snapshot to her pastel portrait, Christine, which is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW Gallery, 545 7th … Continue reading

September 22, 2018 · Leave a comment

Wan Lee describes how he used watercolor pouring technique in painting Mississippi River rocks

Editor’s note: In this post, Wan describes how he went about creating his watercolor of rocks in the Mississippi River. His painting is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW … Continue reading

September 21, 2018 · Leave a comment

Vince Iannacchione depicts motion through art

Editor’s note: In this post, Vince describes the homework he did in creating his piece Fluid Mechanics, which is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW Gallery, 545 7th Street, … Continue reading

September 20, 2018 · Leave a comment

Anne Shields creates art using a scene that Lewis and Clark saw on their expedition

Editor’s note: In this post, Anne shares her process in creating art from a scene that inspired her. Her pastel is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW Gallery, 545 … Continue reading

September 19, 2018 · Leave a comment

Fran Tomlinson describes process she used in complex pastel

Editor’s note: In this post, Fran describes how she went about creating her pastel of Joy playing the piano. Her pastel is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW Gallery, … Continue reading

September 18, 2018 · Leave a comment