Blog - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

25 Mar

Painting of the Week – Good Worker

March 25, 2020
By Laurellee

Working from Home Parked at home like “Good Worker”? For almost everyone, this is a recent adjustment. Here are some issues I deal ...

18 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Essentials

March 18, 2020
By Laurellee

Starving Artist Paints TP After hearing about how desperate people were for toilet paper and paper towels, I chose to paint this paint...

12 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Belgians

March 12, 2020
By Laurellee

Looking For Subject Matter One fall day a friend an I went out to shoot photos of subject matter. I said to her "Look at those big h...

03 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Aztec Floral

March 4, 2020
By Laurellee

Mix in an Unexpected Design Element A few years ago I was asked to return and teach my third watercolor workshop in Alexandria, MN. Th...

26 Feb

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Foragers

February 27, 2020
By Laurellee

Open Minded Inspiration On the way home from dropping Brittany off at Denver University, I saw countless varieties of amazing multi-co...

18 Feb

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Bunny Business

February 18, 2020
By Laurellee

Edges are Important I stopped into Dakota Fiber Mill in Kindred, ND. What a fun place! She has Alpacas, Sheep, Lamas, a Camel and Ango...

12 Feb

Painting of the Week

Happy Valentine’s Day! Painting of the Week – Jubilee

February 12, 2020
By Laurellee

Erase Fear with Love Thinking about getting your “Significant Other” flowers for Valentine’s Day? Go for it! I painted this bouquet Pa...

05 Feb

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Home on the Range

February 5, 2020
By Laurellee

Warming up is a good idea! I thought this was a good topic for a winter day. Home on the Range is the a warm up painting for a piece s...

27 Jan

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Rolling Hills

January 28, 2020
By Laurellee

Using a Grid with Acrylic Rolling Hills is my favorite painting of the three large landscapes I created for the Sanford Hospital. W...

23 Jan

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Cayman Kai

January 31, 2020
By Laurellee

Using a Grid as an Underpainting Painting is my work and my favorite thing to do. On vacation, it also becomes work. Every good pain...

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