16 Jan Uncategorized Creating Your Personal Journal January 16, 2017 By Ellen Jean 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...Continue reading
14 Jun Uncategorized Grand Greenery | Part III June 14, 2016 By Ellen Jean 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...Continue reading
05 Jun Uncategorized Grand Greenery | Part II June 5, 2016 By Ellen Jean 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 ...Continue reading
18 Mar Uncategorized The Power of Colorful Darks March 18, 2016 By Ellen Jean 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...Continue reading
01 Mar Uncategorized In awe of Monet March 1, 2016 By Ellen Jean Diederich 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...Continue reading
20 Aug Uncategorized Fargo /Moorhead is a great place to live! August 20, 2015 By Ellen Jean Diederich 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...Continue reading
18 Aug Uncategorized Do you know what a Bellwether is? August 18, 2015 By Ellen Jean Diederich 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 calle...Continue reading
05 Mar Uncategorized To use or not to use black paint… that is the question March 5, 2015 By Ellen Jean Diederich Black is considered a hue (the name of a color) or a value (referring to the darkness of the color). When painting with watercolor,...Continue reading
18 Feb Uncategorized It is good to have Fun with your art February 18, 2015 By Ellen Jean Diederich At one point in my art career, I became overly serious about composition. I would carefully plan out all the space for my paintings, an...Continue reading
29 Nov Uncategorized Melody. November 29, 2014 By Ellen Jean Diederich Melody has a classic vertical S curve composition. In other words the flower shapes are separated and overlapped in an "s" shape thro...Continue reading