trees Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

06 Apr

Painting of the Week – Fall Scenery (in progress)

April 7, 2023
By Laurellee

Is It Done? Many times my students ask me how to tell when a painting is done. Here is one that I’m stuck on. It could be done. Someti...

01 Sep

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Painting of the Week – State Theatre

September 1, 2022
By Laurellee

Geometric and Organic Shapes This large watercolor of Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota was created for Avera Health. It reminds me o...

25 Aug

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Painting of the Week – The Pines

August 27, 2022
By Laurellee

Vertical Rhythm In college, I practiced a piano piece called “The Pines” (now sold) which often delivered visions of large trees swayi...

17 Nov

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Painting of the Week – Part of a Landscape

November 17, 2021
By Laurellee

Paint Quality Do you enjoy taking a little boat ride through the reeds? In Minnesota, Paul and I enjoy visiting the dam off of Echo Ba...

11 Nov

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Painting of the Week – State Theatre

November 11, 2021
By Laurellee

Trees and Architecture This painting was commissioned for one of Avera’s Assisted Living Facilities in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It i...

07 Oct

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Painting of the Week – Shimmering Woods

October 12, 2022
By Laurellee

Mixed Media Last fall when I returned from my visit to Master Artist Jerry Smith’s Studio in Crawfordsville, Indiana, courtesy of an A...

07 Oct

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Painting of the Week – Forest Archway

November 6, 2020
By Laurellee

Balancing a Color Palette On my summer weekends I walk up Pelican Point Road to and from the “Magic Hill”. I call it that because it’...

09 Sep

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Painting of the Week – Crabapple Trees

September 9, 2020
By Laurellee

Backlighting Provides Beautiful Color The beauty of fall is just starting. This photo was taken on one of my morning walks at the la...

25 Dec

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Painting of the Week – St. Mary’s Cathedral

December 25, 2019
By Laurellee

Painting things the way you think of them The beautiful St. Mary’s Cathedral is in downtown Fargo. The Catholics use of a confessio...

11 Dec

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Painting of the Week – Sugar Plum Visions

December 11, 2019
By Laurellee

Coloring Snow The snow is here, the sun is out and today the trees are creating a dazzling show. Sugarplum Visions was created from...

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