Blog - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

03 Jun

Painting of the Week – Royal Places

June 3, 2020
By Laurellee

Little Things Can Make A Big Difference Painting of the Week - Royal Places by Ellen Jean Diederich In 2005 I painted “Royal Places” ...

27 May

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Pastoral

May 27, 2020
By Laurellee

Using Grays to Lighten Colors Painting of the Week - Pastoral by Fargo Artist Ellen Jean Diederich Driving home from the lake on Memo...

20 May

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Graceful Invitation

May 20, 2020
By Laurellee

Working with a Cool Palette Here's a little springtime joy to add to your day. This 1992 original painting is of an Antique Shop in Fi...

13 May

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Next in Line

May 13, 2020
By Laurellee

Use Eye Contact between subjects to Create Communication At Medora last summer for my artist in residency, one of my goals was to ph...

05 May

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Fiesta

May 5, 2020
By Laurellee

Color promotes a Festive Atmosphere I was in Oaxaco, Mexico enjoying lunch when we suddenly heard explosions go off. To calm our fears...

28 Apr

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Ronda

April 28, 2020
By Laurellee

Portraying Colorful Places In May of 2000, Paul and I went to Spain for a Diederich family vacation. On one of our day trips we drove ...

22 Apr

Painting of the Week, Uncategorized

Painting of the Week – Simplicity

April 22, 2020
By Laurellee

When you Don’t Know What to Do Next What could be simpler than a flower bucket of Impatiens in front of the window? Right! For “Simpli...

14 Apr

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Marina Del Rey

April 14, 2020
By Laurellee

Adjust to What You Have It was the beginning of a new day and the light was just rising above the bay. Paul and I were in Marina Del R...

07 Apr

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Grand Entrance

April 8, 2020
By Laurellee

Shadows are Exciting Accepted into the 2020 Red River Watercolor Society National Juried Watermedia Exhibition On a tour of Georgetow...

01 Apr

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Into the Mist

April 1, 2020
By Laurellee

A Theme Can Inspire New Ideas I’m looking out at the fog this morning and it made me think of this painting “Into the Mist”. The idea ...

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