October DAB-Day: State Birds
State birds is the theme for this month’s Draw-a-Bird Day. We have two new contributors this month: Trish Hall and Ebru Karayigit. Welcome to DAB-Day! A little history about state … Continue reading
Wednesday Studio members
This is the Wednesday Studio blog, but many readers, and some contributors, don’t know what the Wednesday Studio is. It’s a group of artists who meet weekly at the Capitol … Continue reading
Songbirds fill the air for June DAB-Day
The theme for June 2026 Draw-a-Bird Day is songbirds. I learned that songbirds are the largest suborder of passerines: There are 4,000+ species of songbirds, ranging in size from the … Continue reading
Paper collages of flowers
This week the Wednesday Studio branched out and worked on a different kind of art. Our teacher, Ellen Cornett, brought sheets of paper she had painted with acrylic. Some also … 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
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
It’s June, and birds are busting out all over
Here are the wonderful birds that artists submitted for June Draw-a-Bird Day:
Student show reception coming up
This morning some of us in the Wednesday Studio helped our great teacher, Ellen Cornett, hang the art for this spring’s Adult Student. We call it “hanging the show,” which … Continue reading
Our art is on display in DC gallery until May 18 (reception this Sunday)
“The World as We See It” is the Wednesday Studio exhibit currently at Frame of Mine on Capitol Hill (545 8th Street SE). You can stop by any time Frame … Continue reading
CHAW Student Show bigger than ever
The current semiannual student show at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is pretty awesome, and the opening reception on December 9 was awesome, too. For starters, there were 39 works … Continue reading
