THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO

Watercolor and Pastel Artists at CHAW

First Draw-a-Bird Day for 2026

Here are the fabulous birds that flew in (well, except for the penguins) for January DAB-Day. Welcome to new DAB-Day contributor Joanie Edwards!

January 9, 2026 · 1 Comment

November Draw-a-Bird Day

Here is the handsome bird art submitted this month.

November 10, 2025 · 1 Comment

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

May 9, 2025 · 2 Comments

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 9, 2025 · 2 Comments

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

January 9, 2025 · Leave a comment

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

December 9, 2024 · 4 Comments

Draw-a-Bird Day for September: Cosmopolitan Birds

I always thought “cosmopolitan” meant urban (or even urbane), but I learned it means something different in nature. In the world of “biogeography,” a cosmopolitan animal is one that lives … Continue reading

September 10, 2024 · 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

Cedar waxwings from previous posts

The Wednesday Studio blog has had eight appearances of cedar waxwings. Their mask and bright yellow tail tip are beautiful and distinguishing marks.

April 30, 2024 · 1 Comment

April DAB-Day theme: Shore Birds

Artists were invited to submit work showing shore birds for April Draw-a-Bird Day. What a delight to see all of these water birds. Both Judith Davis and Tara Hamilton chose … Continue reading

April 9, 2024 · Leave a comment