Studio Notes

Each note shares Ellee’s thoughts and inspirations with her simple drawings.

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Painting and Imagination: the power of leaving things unsaid

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Painting and Imagination: the power of leaving things unsaid

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Painting is like Gardening

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Painting is like Gardening

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What I look For In Painting

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What I look For In Painting

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A lesson from Giorgio Morandi

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A lesson from Giorgio Morandi

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My Kind of Landscape Painting

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My Kind of Landscape Painting

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Why Do People Stop in Front of Certain Paintings?

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Why Do People Stop in Front of Certain Paintings?

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No More Ugly Actions

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No More Ugly Actions

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No Regret, No Sorrow

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No Regret, No Sorrow

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Is Painting Meaningful?

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Is Painting Meaningful?

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Blogging again…

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Blogging again…

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The Validity of Painting

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The Validity of Painting

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A Lesson from Wayne Thiebaud

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A Lesson from Wayne Thiebaud

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The Benefits of Painting

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The Benefits of Painting

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Painting as Light Relief

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Painting as Light Relief

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The Merit of a Small Painting

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The Merit of a Small Painting

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Altruism, Compassion, Love

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Altruism, Compassion, Love

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How to Escape from the Mundane

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How to Escape from the Mundane

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I Feel Van Gogh

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I Feel Van Gogh

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Reconnecting with Creativity

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Reconnecting with Creativity

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Quotes on Life

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Quotes on Life

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