Painting of the Week Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

13 Apr

Painting of the Week – Bee Box Blooms

April 13, 2021
By Laurellee

Painting Subjects that Trigger Memories One year on the farm in Staples, MN, my mother bought a book about harvesting honey, and not m...

08 Apr

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Off to Work

April 8, 2021
By Laurellee

Value Groupings Make Interesting Shapes A couple of years ago, I was teaching a workshop in Bismarck. I drove from my host's home down...

30 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Fashion Academy

April 1, 2021
By Laurellee

A Fun Idea At the Fashion Academy there was much confusion as these chickens practiced their first runway move. One is even going the ...

24 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Santa Fe Way

March 24, 2021
By Laurellee

Painting Beautiful Greens Sometimes I get haunted by a scene. Such was the case with Santa Fe Way painted in 2019. I visited this site...

18 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Guardian Angel

March 18, 2021
By Laurellee

Color Contrast This painting is another from a visually inspiring trip to Spain in 2000. Since terracotta roofs and tile line the stre...

11 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Sunstruck

March 11, 2021
By Laurellee

Geometric and Organic Shapes Finding this window box in South Carolina was a must paint for me. This is a warm dominant painting (Red,...

03 Mar

Painting of the Week

Painting Tip this Week – Alien Invasion

March 4, 2021
By Laurellee

Funny Shapes & Symmetry If you got the giggles looking at this photograph, you are not alone. I dreamt about these beautiful untri...

25 Feb

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Siesta

March 4, 2021
By Laurellee

Rhythm This is one of my favorite paintings! It was painted from a photograph taken of Marbella, Spain. The light reflected off the ti...

16 Feb

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Choices

March 4, 2021
By Laurellee

Center of Interest This painting portrays a story. The man is focused on the wine and I don’t think his gal wants another glass. The s...

10 Feb

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Lake Home Portrait

February 10, 2021
By Laurellee

Memories Buildings carry meaning. We go there, work there, meet someone special there or even live there. Nothing is more personal tha...

Shopping cart

Sign in