THE WEDNESDAY STUDIO

Watercolor and Pastel Artists at CHAW

Red and green birds for December Draw-a-Bird Day

Greetings, all. This month the theme is red and green birds, including birds with red or green on them. And welcome to two new contributors, Anne Thomas and Czevn Johnson!

December 9, 2025 · Leave a comment

November Draw-a-Bird Day

Here is the handsome bird art submitted this month.

November 10, 2025 · 1 Comment

October birds are ready for Halloween

For this month’s Draw-a-Bird Day, our artists submitted birds that are orange and/or black, a theme chosen by Anne Shields as appropriate for October, Halloween month. Three Wednesday Studio watercolorists … Continue reading

October 9, 2025 · 4 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

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

Birds of England for April—the original Draw-a-Bird Day

April 8 was designated Draw-a-Bird Day because of a little girl in England. Here’s the story behind DAB-Day’s origins: In 1943, Dorie Cooper, a seven-year-old living in England, went with … Continue reading

April 9, 2025 · 3 Comments

March Draw-a-Bird Day garners birds from around the world

This month we don’t have a theme for DAB-Day, so artists chose whatever avian species caught their fancy.

March 9, 2025 · 1 Comment

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

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