THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO

Watercolor and Pastel Artists at CHAW

September Draw-a-Bird Day is delightful

As always, I am surprised, that is, amazed, by how artists turn birds into art. I think you will be, too. A special shout-out to Tom Eichenberger, who submitted five … Continue reading

September 9, 2025 · 6 Comments

Bird names are colorful: August DAB-Day

The theme for August Draw-a-Bird Day is birds with a color in their name. We’ve got three blacks, two blues, and two browns. Red, yellow, and rose came up with … Continue reading

August 9, 2025 · 4 Comments

July DAB-Day has record number of birds

This month we have 18 works of bird art submitted. I’m pretty sure that’s the most we’ve ever had for Draw-a-Bird Day. We have several first-time contributors also. Welcome, Benjamin … Continue reading

July 9, 2025 · 3 Comments

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

June 9, 2025 · 5 Comments

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

February 9, 2025 · 1 Comment

More national birds for August DAB-Day

This month the theme for Draw-a-Bird Day is national birds. We’ve had that theme before, but hey, there are lots of nations. As it turns out, there may not be … Continue reading

August 9, 2024 · 3 Comments

Birds of Costa Rica featured in July DAB-Day

The Draw-a-Bird Day theme this month is the birds of Costa Rica. Wikipedia informs us that Costa Rica, which is smaller than the state of West Virginia, has the greatest … Continue reading

July 9, 2024 · 8 Comments

Birds created for October Draw-a-Bird Day

We’ve got pretty much the full range of birds here. The small: hummingbird The large: goose The preyerful: raptor The reborn: phoenix The royal: queen Here they are:

October 9, 2017 · 1 Comment

The March of the Chickens and Roosters

We did it! We worked hard, we played hard, and now we are the Artists in Residence at Iona in NW Washington. Our work (over 100 pieces) will be there … Continue reading

September 13, 2017 · Leave a comment

July Draw-a-Bird Day

Appropriately enough for July, we have a Bald Eagle, drawn by Linda Norton: These are other great birds for DAB-Day, July 8, 2017. Remember, any of you can submit a … Continue reading

July 8, 2017 · 2 Comments