Uncategorized Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

07 Jul

Painting of the Week – Swan Tapestry

July 7, 2022
By Laurellee

Finding your Style After college, my first attempts at watercolor were rarely successful. Many subjects were new to me. In 1990, “Swan...

10 May

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Painting of the Week – To A Wild Rose

May 10, 2022
By Laurellee

Delicate Pinks My Mother was a wonderful pianist and taught piano lessons in Wayzata, MN. Our house had a big porch that looked out on...

08 Jul

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Painting of the Week – How Does Your Garden Grow

July 8, 2021
By Laurellee

Let Poetry Inspire You The fourth was certainly a fun weekend. We saw family and friends from both sides and enjoyed our new granddaug...

22 Apr

Painting of the Week, Uncategorized

Painting of the Week – Simplicity

April 22, 2020
By Laurellee

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...

20 Dec

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All I want for Christmas is to Paint Better

January 15, 2019
By Ellen Jean 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 Jean 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 Jean 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 Jean 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 Jean 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 Jean Diederich

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

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