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Backgrounds
Often times you hear the term “painting as a whole.” This means both making the painting look like one artist painted the entire piece ...
Color Balance
Cantata © by Ellen Jean Diederich - Red is the dominate color supported in a cool palette.
Developing balance in the relationship bet...
Creating Your Personal Journal
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...
Grand Greenery | Part III
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...
Grand Greenery | Part II
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 ...
The Power of Colorful Darks
I occasionally change a painting after I see it framed. That happened with my painting
Sunbelt. I wanted to share with you this chan...
In awe of Monet
I recently painted this piece Sanctuary. I have painted many scenes with water in watercolor and it seems to be a most natural media f...
Fargo /Moorhead is a great place to live!
I like Fargo/Moorhead. I'm was born and went to elementary school in Wayzata, MN and graduated from Staples, Minnesota. Then I chose t...
Do you know what a Bellwether is?
Before I wrote "Samson's Gift" I was out on one of my photo jogs taking pictures of sheep. I found this crazy group of sheep I called ...
To use or not to use black paint… that is the question
Black is considered a hue (the name of a color) or a value (referring to the darkness of the color). When painting with watercolor, I...