Kellen Feeney, Author at Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

15 Feb

New Thoughts about Painting, Uncategorized

Backgrounds

February 15, 2017
By Kellen Feeney

Often times you hear the term “painting as a whole.” This means both making the painting look like one artist painted the entire piece ...

02 Feb

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Color Balance

February 2, 2017
By Kellen Feeney

Cantata © by Ellen Jean Diederich - Red is the dominate color supported in a cool palette. Developing balance in the relationship b...

16 Jan

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Creating Your Personal Journal

January 16, 2017
By Kellen Feeney

You don't need a fancy book for journaling, though many people like to keep beautiful journals they can proudly share. I have one for m...

28 Dec

New Thoughts about Painting

Energy

December 28, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

Do you have habitual behaviors that encourage procrastination? I ruminate, which wastes time and zaps me of energy. Another one is loo...

21 Dec

New Thoughts about Painting

Accepting – and Learning – From Rejection

December 21, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

Accept where you are with your art. It is exactly the right place to be. To be a beginner is a glorious state. You are free of the resp...

14 Jun

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Grand Greenery | Part III

June 14, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

Shrubbery Here is the next stage on my painting. Today I focused on the shrubbery; it helps to make a decision like that on such a big...

05 Jun

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Grand Greenery | Part II

June 5, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

Weeding the Foreground In my last post, I said I had to work on the roof lines of the buildings and the foreground. Well I was busy at ...

20 May

New Thoughts about Painting

Grand Greenery | Part I

May 20, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

I am excited to share with everyone my latest painting in progress! There is quite a bit of work put into this painting, so I am going ...

18 Mar

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The Power of Colorful Darks

March 18, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

I occasionally change a painting after I see it framed. That happened with my painting Sunbelt. I wanted to share with you this chan...

01 Mar

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In awe of Monet

March 1, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

I recently painted this piece Sanctuary. I have painted many scenes with water in watercolor and it seems to be a most natural media f...

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