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.
February DAB-Day features state birds of states where US Presidents were born
The third Monday of every February is Presidents’ Day, and blog follower Marc Shotten suggested that the theme for this February Draw-a-Bird Day be the state birds of US presidents. … Continue reading
Anne Shields and Tara Hamilton art in new exhibit in NW Washington
We in the Wednesday Studio are so pleased to learn that Anne and Tara have works on display across town. “Expressions of Community” is the name of the exhibit that … Continue reading
January 2025 DAB-Day: revised post including all the birds
Greetings, again, bird lovers and art lovers. Earlier today I published the first 2025 blog post, but it turns out I left out not one, but TWO birds, including my … Continue reading
January 2025 DAB-Day: New year, new artists, new birds
Happy New Year, all. Draw-a-Bird Day has a new contributor this month—Barb Zimmer. And I overlooked pointing out several others who joined our merry band in the last few months: … Continue reading
December Draw-a-Bird Day arrives
Greetings, all, on this last DAB-Day of 2024. Here are the wonderful birds submitted. I like it that two artists submitted emperor penguins—in one the penguin is brooding an egg, … Continue reading
November DAB-Day focuses on female birds
This month our Draw-a-Bird-Day theme, suggested by Anne Shields, is female birds. And what a lovely assortment we have!
Chevy Chase Art Walk works again for Anne Shields
This is the first time I had the chance to visit the Chevy Chase Art Walk in person, and the art was great. I went to see Anne Shields’s “installation” … Continue reading
THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO 