Red and green birds for December Draw-a-Bird Day
Greetings, all. This month the theme is red and green birds, including birds with red or green on them. And welcome to two new contributors, Anne Thomas and Czevn Johnson!
November Draw-a-Bird Day
Here is the handsome bird art submitted this month.
October birds are ready for Halloween
For this month’s Draw-a-Bird Day, our artists submitted birds that are orange and/or black, a theme chosen by Anne Shields as appropriate for October, Halloween month. Three Wednesday Studio watercolorists … Continue reading
But wait! I missed a migratory bird yesterday
Apologies to Anne Shields, who sent me her beautiful warbler a week ago. Somehow I missed including him in yesterday’s DAB-Day post for June. Here he is:
Migratory birds is June DAB-Day theme
I have always been mystified by bird migration and thought one day I would look into it. That was today. Actually, I thought one day I would learn all about … Continue reading
Gina Clapp Student Art Show now open
The June adult student show at the Capitol Hill Art Workshop is now on exhibit in the CHAW gallery. This year the reception, when the judge awards prizes and all … Continue reading
Cavity-Nesting Birds for May Draw-a-Bird Day
Cavity-nesting birds build nests, lay eggs, and raise their young within a sheltered chamber, often a tree cavity or a structure like a birdhouse. “Primary cavity nesters” excavate their own nesting … Continue reading
Birds of England for April—the original Draw-a-Bird Day
April 8 was designated Draw-a-Bird Day because of a little girl in England. Here’s the story behind DAB-Day’s origins: In 1943, Dorie Cooper, a seven-year-old living in England, went with … Continue reading
Making art on vinyl flooring material—who knew?
Anne Shields started this. She brought a floorcloth that she had made to class, along with supplies for others to do something similar. Here’s what she told us: “Two hundred … Continue reading
March Draw-a-Bird Day garners birds from around the world
This month we don’t have a theme for DAB-Day, so artists chose whatever avian species caught their fancy.
THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO 