Art Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

19 Mar

Painting of the Week – Where’s Petunia?

March 20, 2019
By Laurellee

Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to gather subject matter! This painting was used for the cover of my book "Where’s Petunia?"....

30 Jan

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Abundance

January 30, 2019
By Laurellee

Sometimes something funny happens when you make a painting. We were painting vegetables in one of my workshops. I had just given a b...

22 Jan

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Western Prelude

January 22, 2019
By Laurellee

Paintings of memorable experiences give us a greater opportunity to capture mood. This scene is from a trail ride I took with my girl...

15 Jan

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Shades of Terracotta

January 15, 2019
By Laurellee

Shades of Terracotta - Watercolor by Ellen Jean Diederich I was taking pictures at a tourist site near Oaxaco, Mexico. These sales-pe...

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 ...

06 Apr

New Thoughts about Painting, Weekly Updates

Creating Two Paintings From One Photograph

April 6, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

A while back I was drawing sketches from a picture that didn't really work on its own but I liked the subject. I made two sketches, one...

20 Mar

Book Excerpts, New Thoughts about Painting

The Power of Intuition

March 20, 2017
By Ellen Diederich

Many times we talk about honesty in art. Our heart speaks when we honestly choose the best decision for us. Our intuition is that littl...

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 ...

28 Dec

New Thoughts about Painting

Energy

December 28, 2016
By Ellen Diederich

Do you have habitual behaviors that encourage procrastination? I ruminate, which wastes time and zaps me of energy. Another one is loo...

21 Dec

New Thoughts about Painting

Accepting – and Learning – From Rejection

December 21, 2016
By Ellen Diederich

Accept where you are with your art. It is exactly the right place to be. To be a beginner is a glorious state. You are free of the resp...

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