Blog - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

15 Jan

Painting of the Week – Shades of Terracotta

January 15, 2019
By Laurellee

Shades of Terracotta - Watercolor by Ellen Jean Diederich I was taking pictures at a tourist site near Oaxaco, Mexico. These sales-pe...

20 Dec

Uncategorized

All I want for Christmas is to Paint Better

January 15, 2019
By Ellen Diederich

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Sioux Falls, SD by Ellen Jean Diederich If this is the case, I’m pretty sure I can help. Here is my 2019 Wo...

04 Sep

New Thoughts about Painting, Uncategorized

Why are you Painting?

September 4, 2018
By Ellen Diederich

Why are you Painting? A glorious painting experience is a memorable journey. Nothing is more rewarding, yet the next time we pick ...

11 Jan

Book Excerpts, Uncategorized

Working in a Series

January 11, 2018
By Ellen Diederich

For creativity and expansion of ideas it is often recommended to explore ideas in a series. A series is where the artist creates sev...

15 Aug

Book Excerpts, New Thoughts about Painting

Color Theory – Complementary Colors

August 15, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

Complementary colors are important and the theory is endlessly helpful. The word complement is based on the fact that these colors comp...

05 Jul

Book Excerpts

Style Development

July 5, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

I first became aware of how my style was developing while painting Swan Tapestry. I simply painted the swan and flowers with deliberate...

01 Jun

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Composing Related Shapes

October 30, 2018
By Ellen Diederich

When I first started painting on my own I could only get one good painting out of ten. This changed to one good painting out of five wh...

18 May

New Thoughts about Painting, Weekly Updates

Painting Something You Love

May 18, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

Sometimes I hear all kinds of chatter about what is “the right thing” to paint. Certainly it is important to get serious about planning...

27 Apr

Book Excerpts, Weekly Updates

A Workable Concept

April 27, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

A workable concept is a verbalized “why” you are creating this art. It is communication on a philosophical and emotional level. Content...

06 Apr

New Thoughts about Painting, Weekly Updates

Creating Two Paintings From One Photograph

April 6, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

A while back I was drawing sketches from a picture that didn't really work on its own but I liked the subject. I made two sketches, one...

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