Painting of the Week Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

22 Sep

Painting of the Week – Fall Flavor

September 23, 2022
By Laurellee

Variations on a Sphere Is there anything more symbolic of fall than pumpkins? Today at Hornbachers, there was a beautiful display of l...

15 Sep

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Painting of the Week – Summer Rain

September 15, 2022
By Laurellee

Light Direction Don’t’ you love a rainstorm? The air changes right before a storm and the humidity comes up. The sounds change as the ...

08 Sep

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Painting of the Week – Plenty for All

September 8, 2022
By Laurellee

Directional Changes The Rollag, MN Steam Thresher‘s Reunion was a much publicized event this past weekend. They presented wondrous ant...

01 Sep

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Painting of the Week – State Theatre

September 1, 2022
By Laurellee

Geometric and Organic Shapes This large watercolor of Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota was created for Avera Health. It reminds me o...

25 Aug

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Painting of the Week – The Pines

August 27, 2022
By Laurellee

Vertical Rhythm In college, I practiced a piano piece called “The Pines” (now sold) which often delivered visions of large trees swayi...

18 Aug

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Painting of the Week – Fishing Spot

August 18, 2022
By Laurellee

Rewards for Persistence A good Fishing Spot is a well kept secret. I will wait for a boat to bob around into an interesting shape to t...

12 Aug

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Painting of the Week – Paintings in Progress

August 12, 2022
By Laurellee

Shapes and Volume We are had so much fun at my Henning, MN Workshop. After focusing on creating shapes, the class eagerly started draw...

04 Aug

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Painting of the Week – Fargo Marathon

August 4, 2022
By Laurellee

Showing Motion I’m sure you know someone who ran in a marathon, or perhaps you have yourself. My daughter Brittany has run a few and i...

28 Jul

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Painting of the Week – Stopping By

July 28, 2022
By Laurellee

Connecting Values It is so much fun when a friend stops by. If you’re not ready, you become ready. Your biggest cue may be hearing a c...

21 Jul

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Painting of the Week – Saddling Up

July 24, 2022
By Laurellee

Backlighting Saddling Up was painted from photographs of an inspiring early morning trip to the Stables in Medora. I got there in time...

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