THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO

Watercolor and Pastel Artists at CHAW

The Last Wednesday Studio Class for 2016

Last week we met for the last time for the year in the studio. Everyone couldn’t be there, but I took pics of those who were (and Wan took a … Continue reading

November 21, 2016 · 1 Comment

Draw-a-Bird Day for November 2016

While the country might think of November 8, 2016, as an important day, what with electing a new president and all, as we neared the election we in the Wednesday … Continue reading

November 9, 2016 · 1 Comment

A Show of Hands in the Wednesday Studio

I had fun last week just focusing on the hands of Wednesday Studio artists. If you hover over an image below, the hands’ owner appears. For those of you blog … Continue reading

October 4, 2016 · 2 Comments

The Wednesday Studio Reconvenes

School’s back! Yes, indeed, on Wednesday the members of the Wednesday Studio were all in the—guess what?—studio! Before we reconvened, I asked people to share their thoughts on their summer … Continue reading

September 18, 2016 · 2 Comments

The Final Sketches from Summer Vacation

When the Wednesday Studio class ended last spring, Ellen  Cornett challenged us to make art every day. Her exhortation worked, and many of us who would have ignored our pencils and … Continue reading

September 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

Draw-a-Bird Day

I recently learned that the 8th of every month is Draw-a-Bird day. I don’t know who designated it as such, but I thought “What a great idea!” and invited my fellow Wednesday … Continue reading

September 13, 2016 · 2 Comments

Four Wednesday Studio Artists Recognized in Regional Juried Art Show at the Hill Center

Works by four Wednesday Studio artists—two pastelists and two watercolorists—were among the selections made for the Hill Center’s Annual Regional Juried Art Show. The show’s judge, Eric Denker, is senior … Continue reading

August 22, 2016 · Leave a comment

Vacations–the perfect time to sketch

Eileen Leahy kept her sketch pad handy during a Spain vacation earlier this summer. Here are three of the sketches she did there: And Tara Hamilton made good use of her … Continue reading

August 9, 2016 · Leave a comment

Artists Continue with “Art Every Day” Challenge

Here are the latest renderings contributed to this summer’s challenge to create art every day.    

June 25, 2016 · Leave a comment

CHAW Spring Student Show is Excellent

The opening reception for the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Spring Student Show is tonight, June 11, but I checked it out early, and the submissions are just fantastic. Here are … Continue reading

June 11, 2016 · Leave a comment