Ellen Cornett featured in new exhibit at Hill Center, September 15 – December 31
Nineteen pieces of Ellen Cornett’s story-telling art are on display at the Hill Center Galleries in Washington, DC. All of the art is shown online at this link, with dimensions … Continue reading
Ellen Cornett has one-woman show on view now
Ellen’s new exhibit, “Into the Woods” has 37 of her drawings on display. The Black Rock Gallery, which is hosting the online show, correctly calls Ellen’s work “meticulously detailed drawings.” … Continue reading
The Wednesday Studio uncovers the beauty of thistles
Ellen Cornett recently sent us a photograph of a six-foot thistle she had seen on her daily walk. Several of us accepted the challenge to render it in art somehow. … Continue reading
Making art every day: the faithful few
You may remember that for 2020 a number of us in the Wednesday Studio committed to spending at least 15 minutes on art every day. That 15 minutes could be … Continue reading
March birds arrive to cheer up the halt and the lame
This month several submissions for Draw-a-Bird Day are sporting purple casts. This was a huge and delightful surprise to me, as I, too, have had a purple cast on my … Continue reading
Ellen Cornett chosen for Hirshhorn Museum exhibit
All summer Ellen has been contributing to an exhibit of charcoal drawings at the Hirshhorn Museum. Yes. THE Hirshhorn Museum. The museum selected Ellen and 14 other artists to draw … Continue reading
‘Hill Rag’ features Ellen Cornett art on cover
The monthly Hill Rag is one of the icons of the Capitol Hill community—like Eastern Market, Union Station, the Hill Center, and Frager’s. So when the July 2019 issue showed … Continue reading
Ellen Cornett’s owl has a journey to CHAW
For DC’s Barrack’s Row Festival in September, Ellen Cornett provided her drawing Owl’s Journey to the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop for its booth at the festival. CHAW artist and instructor … Continue reading
Ellen Cornett’s drawings to be featured at Frame of Mine
Ellen has a gallery show coming up, and it is as twisted as she is. Appropriately, the show is titled “Twisted: Recent drawings by Ellen Cornett.” Running until November 30, … Continue reading
Ellen’s Drawings in Show Featuring Art in Black & White
Two of Ellen Cornett’s exquisitely detailed carbon pencil drawings of animal groupings — Who Killed Cock Robin? and Elephant in the Room Redux — were included in a recent group … Continue reading
