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
More Art While We’re on Vacation
Here’s what I’ve seen lately from my fellow Wednesday Studio artists. Tara Hamilton has done an elegant and beautifully rendered watercolor painting of flowers. Vince Iannacchione sketched this sculpture by … 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
Artists Continue with “Art Every Day” Challenge
Here are the latest renderings contributed to this summer’s challenge to create art every day.
Stuff We’re Doing This Summer
Here are more sketches and finished drawings and paintings from Wednesday Studio artists.
Manus x Machina at the Met
By Anne Shields Watercolor and pastel artist When many of you were creating greeting cards at Iona, I was at the Met enjoying a show called Manus x Machina, sponsored by the … Continue reading
Fun with Watercolor at a DC Gallery
Several of us from the Wednesday Studio participated in a lunch-and-learn opportunity at Iona Senior Services this week. Watercolorist Valerie Watson is one of two artists currently in residence, and … Continue reading
CHAW Spring Student Show is Excellent
The opening reception for the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Spring Student Show is tonight, June 11, but I checked it out early, and the submissions are just fantastic. Here are … Continue reading
