Uncategorized Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

20 Dec

All I want for Christmas is to Paint Better

January 15, 2019
By Ellen Diederich

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...

04 Sep

New Thoughts about Painting, Uncategorized

Why are you Painting?

September 4, 2018
By Ellen Diederich

Why are you Painting? A glorious painting experience is a memorable journey. Nothing is more rewarding, yet the next time we pick ...

11 Jan

Book Excerpts, Uncategorized

Working in a Series

January 11, 2018
By Ellen Diederich

For creativity and expansion of ideas it is often recommended to explore ideas in a series. A series is where the artist creates sev...

01 Jun

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Composing Related Shapes

October 30, 2018
By Ellen Diederich

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...

15 Feb

New Thoughts about Painting, Uncategorized

Backgrounds

February 15, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

Often times you hear the term “painting as a whole.” This means both making the painting look like one artist painted the entire piece ...

02 Feb

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Color Balance

February 2, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

Cantata © by Ellen Jean Diederich - Red is the dominate color supported in a cool palette. Developing balance in the relationship b...

16 Jan

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Creating Your Personal Journal

January 16, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

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...

14 Jun

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Grand Greenery | Part III

June 14, 2016
By Ellen Diederich

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...

05 Jun

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Grand Greenery | Part II

June 5, 2016
By Ellen Diederich

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 ...

18 Mar

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The Power of Colorful Darks

March 18, 2016
By Ellen Diederich

I occasionally change a painting after I see it framed. That happened with my painting Sunbelt. I wanted to share with you this chan...

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