artist Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

28 Jan

Painting of the Week – Heading Out

January 28, 2021
By Laurellee

Roughing in a Painting With acrylic, I draw up a sketch and rough it in. However, this time my canvas didn’t have the same proportions...

25 Nov

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Painting of the Week – Autumn Essentials

November 25, 2020
By Laurellee

Bountiful Color Contrasts This painting, Autumn Essentials, is about bounty. The leaves are just turning color and there is a healthy ...

26 Aug

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Painting of the Week – Trolley Rides, Hang On!

August 26, 2020
By Laurellee

Change the Intensity in your Color for your Center of Interest I thought I’d spice things up with an old San Francisco painting. This ...

20 Aug

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Painting of the Week – Ornamental Cabbage

August 20, 2020
By Laurellee

Sometimes You Get Lost Paul and I were on a fall trip in West Virginia where there was as bed of beautiful Ornamental Cabbage mixed wi...

01 Jul

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Painting of the Week – Bird’s Eye View

July 1, 2020
By Laurellee

Try a Different Viewpoint A “Bird’s Eye View” by Ellen Jean Diederich - Painting of the Week If you think this is an unusual painting...

27 May

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Painting of the Week – Pastoral

May 27, 2020
By Laurellee

Using Grays to Lighten Colors Painting of the Week - Pastoral by Fargo Artist Ellen Jean Diederich Driving home from the lake on Memo...

05 May

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Painting of the Week – Fiesta

May 5, 2020
By Laurellee

Color promotes a Festive Atmosphere I was in Oaxaco, Mexico enjoying lunch when we suddenly heard explosions go off. To calm our fears...

28 Apr

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Painting of the Week – Ronda

April 28, 2020
By Laurellee

Portraying Colorful Places In May of 2000, Paul and I went to Spain for a Diederich family vacation. On one of our day trips we drove ...

01 Apr

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Painting of the Week – Into the Mist

April 1, 2020
By Laurellee

A Theme Can Inspire New Ideas I’m looking out at the fog this morning and it made me think of this painting “Into the Mist”. The idea ...

18 Mar

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Painting of the Week – Essentials

March 18, 2020
By Laurellee

Starving Artist Paints TP After hearing about how desperate people were for toilet paper and paper towels, I chose to paint this paint...

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