Painting tip Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

03 Mar

Painting Tip this Week – Alien Invasion

March 4, 2021
By Laurellee

Funny Shapes & Symmetry If you got the giggles looking at this photograph, you are not alone. I dreamt about these beautiful untri...

15 Aug

Book Excerpts, New Thoughts about Painting

Color Theory – Complementary Colors

August 15, 2017
By Ellen Jean Diederich

Complementary colors are important and the theory is endlessly helpful. The word complement is based on the fact that these colors comp...

20 May

New Thoughts about Painting

Grand Greenery | Part I

May 20, 2016
By Ellen Jean Diederich

I am excited to share with everyone my latest painting in progress! There is quite a bit of work put into this painting, so I am going ...

29 May

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Painting Tip: Focus and Concentration.

May 29, 2014
By Ellen Jean Diederich

Boredom is the number one reason artists get distracted. Subjects that are very repetitive can be boring when you figure out how to pa...

23 May

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Organizing Your Table.

March 8, 2021
By Ellen Jean Diederich

Recently I had a student thank me for my organization at a workshop. I thought it was the funniest thing, because I don't usually th...

18 Apr

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Painting Tip: Glory of the Morning.

April 18, 2014
By Ellen Jean Diederich

Sorry for the lack of posts, I just finished up a four day workshop on floral paintings and it was a blast! My workshop inspired today...

07 Apr

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Failing Toward Success: Painting Tip of the Day.

April 7, 2014
By Ellen Jean Diederich

Prevailing Through The Process is Chapter four in my book Progressive Painting: Your Creative Journey. The book provides numerous tip...

31 Mar

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Color Wheel Painting Tips.

March 31, 2014
By Ellen Jean Diederich

Garden Veranda is a very simple watercolor that exploits value in color. I know you are probably thinking, simple? Yes! As long as you...

12 Mar

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Have Your Pie Your Way.

March 12, 2014
By Ellen Jean Diederich

This morning I was eating the most delicious strawberries and I was reminded of a painting I had done a while back called ...

24 Feb

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Just Add Flowers, Blah to Brilliant.

February 24, 2014
By Ellen Jean Diederich

Monday is here and I have a post to make your day a bit easier! First of all, I want to thank everyone that came to my demonstration ...

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