22 Apr Painting of the Week, Uncategorized Painting of the Week – Simplicity April 22, 2020 By Laurellee Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin 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...Continue reading
20 Dec Uncategorized All I want for Christmas is to Paint Better January 15, 2019 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin 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...Continue reading
04 Sep New Thoughts about Painting, Uncategorized Why are you Painting? September 4, 2018 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Why are you Painting? A glorious painting experience is a memorable journey. Nothing is more rewarding, yet the next time we pick ...Continue reading
11 Jan Book Excerpts, Uncategorized Working in a Series January 11, 2018 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin For creativity and expansion of ideas it is often recommended to explore ideas in a series. A series is where the artist creates sev...Continue reading
01 Jun Uncategorized Composing Related Shapes October 30, 2018 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin 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...Continue reading
15 Feb New Thoughts about Painting, Uncategorized Backgrounds February 15, 2017 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Often times you hear the term “painting as a whole.” This means both making the painting look like one artist painted the entire piece ...Continue reading
02 Feb Uncategorized Color Balance February 2, 2017 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Cantata © by Ellen Jean Diederich - Red is the dominate color supported in a cool palette. Developing balance in the relationship b...Continue reading
16 Jan Uncategorized Creating Your Personal Journal January 16, 2017 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin You don't need a fancy book for journaling, though many people like to keep beautiful journals they can proudly share. I have one for m...Continue reading
14 Jun Uncategorized Grand Greenery | Part III June 14, 2016 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Shrubbery Here is the next stage on my painting. Today I focused on the shrubbery; it helps to make a decision like that on such a big...Continue reading
05 Jun Uncategorized Grand Greenery | Part II June 5, 2016 By Ellen Jean Diederich Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Weeding the Foreground In my last post, I said I had to work on the roof lines of the buildings and the foreground. Well I was busy at ...Continue reading