Painting of the Week Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

13 Jan

Painting of the Week – Silver Sands

January 13, 2021
By Laurellee

Displaying Peace Travel bans and rules have prevented us from visiting Grand Cayman, our favorite Caribbean Island haunt. In this scen...

07 Jan

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Painting of the Week – An Unlikely Pair

January 7, 2021
By Laurellee

Making Connections These dog’s portraits were fun to paint. Clarice is the Basset and Luka is the Mini Sheepadoodle. I met these two v...

30 Dec

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Painting of the Week – Any Color As Long As It’s Black

December 30, 2020
By Laurellee

Happy New Year 🎉 It’s been a rough 2020 and I am sure all of us are hoping 2021 is so much better. Please stay safe! Simple Color Co...

23 Dec

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Painting of the Week – Sweet Dreams

December 23, 2020
By Laurellee

Painting Memories Merry Christmas Everyone! I pray you are all safe and healthy! Remember back ... 1986 ... Dayton's department store ...

16 Dec

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Painting of the Week – Cozy Christmas

December 16, 2020
By Laurellee

Projecting Warmth Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… No mouse...

09 Dec

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Painting of the Week – Dockside

December 9, 2020
By Laurellee

Rhythmic Pattern This 1997 original was from a group of photographs I took of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco years ago. It is a pa...

03 Dec

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Painting of the Week – Origin

December 3, 2020
By Laurellee

Simple Variations are Expressive “Origin” was started during my “Painting Flowers in Watercolor Workshop” in order to emphasize the im...

25 Nov

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Painting of the Week – Autumn Essentials

November 25, 2020
By Laurellee

Bountiful Color Contrasts This painting, Autumn Essentials, is about bounty. The leaves are just turning color and there is a healthy ...

17 Nov

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Painting of the Week – San Miguel Singers

November 17, 2020
By Laurellee

Capturing what mesmerizes you! I was working the camera when I saw this backdrop for a painting that stopped me in my tracks. The ligh...

10 Nov

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Painting of the Week – Samson at the Marketplace

November 10, 2020
By Laurellee

Creativity in Business This is the scene in my Children’s Christmas story “Samson’s Gift” where Samson, the ram, is taken to the Marke...

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