Watercolor Archives - Ellen Jean Diederich Studios

20 Jul

Painting of the Week – Ye Old Creamery

July 20, 2023
By Laurellee

Play with Irregularities Paul’s grandmother lived in Elizabeth, MN. Often, Irene Diederich would schedule family trips to visit Gram i...

13 Jul

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Painting of the Week – Sparkling Light

July 13, 2023
By Laurellee

Create Drama with Contrast Perhaps you have noticed a white building looking particularly bright in the morning. Here the big white cl...

06 Jul

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Painting of the Week – Turk’s Cap

July 6, 2023
By Laurellee

Saving the Whites These cacti were in a green house at the “The Living Desert Zoo" in Palm Desert California. This impressive zoo work...

29 Jun

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Painting of the Week – Adirondack Lake

June 29, 2023
By Laurellee

Happy 4th of July! It’s that wonderful time of the year when you have everything ready for friends to stop by, sit and enjoy the lake,...

22 Jun

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Painting of the Week – El Paseo

June 22, 2023
By Laurellee

Interpretations It was several years ago when Paul and I first visited Palm Springs, California. I wanted to paint the streets lined w...

15 Jun

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Painting of the Week – Lakeside View

June 15, 2023
By Laurellee

Outside the Lines When I was 9, my sister Darin helped improve my coloring. She showed me if I moved the crayon in a circular motion, ...

07 Jun

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Painting of the Week – Heading Home

June 7, 2023
By Laurellee

Add a Beautiful Sunset I remember riding behind these horses with friends. That day, the Arizona desert was a very dull brown, but I h...

16 May

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Painting of the Week – Daisy Doodles

May 16, 2023
By Laurellee

Revisiting an Early Subject One of my early paintings, in fact it is hanging in my garage today, is an oil painting of daisies painted...

11 May

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Painting of the Week – Summer Breeze

May 11, 2023
By Laurellee

Seeing a Painting Differently Summer Breeze is now on display at the Alabama Watercolor Society National 82nd National Annual Juried E...

20 Apr

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Painting of the Week – Study of a Saddled Horse

April 21, 2023
By Laurellee

Warm up Paintings Artists can warm up their paint brushes. It’s good to get the right mix of water to paint, your timing down, and adj...

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