Anglesey Seascape: Day 1

As Christmas approached, I managed to get a commission for an introduction made by a client, and in the process nearly pulled off the finest practical joke in my history of slow-burn amusement. Last year, a certain beloved client of

Still Life – Jug

I painted this over several days, with a long break in between for Christmas commissions and then for other work that came up. I started with an hour-long study in pencil, and measured that up against a photograph to check

Thinning paint and painting layers

This is an expansion to a couple of Twitter posts I made as @DianaProbst. Oil paints can be put on in layers, but because they are slow-drying, there are some rules that have to be obeyed for a painting that

Adding Colour Part 2

This is the technical part; buy a colour wheel and trust it. The rest of the post follows below. There are a couple of reasons to add colour to an image. One is to make it seem more like the

Adding Colour Part 1

I was asked recently on Twitter* by a new artist about getting into colour. There were a couple of questions that went with it. What is my favourite Acrylic Brand, and my thoughts on Water-Soluble Oils. Other than finding out

Invitations Sent

Today I gave out and sent the first set of physical invitations to my show. Tomorrow, I send a few more. All of them are based on watercolours; a few, to clients or people who have supported me well, are

My Work of Late

Recently I have had some very busy days – commissions coming in for Christmas have surprised me. This is my second year as a professional artist, and apparently people liked my work enough last year that they are coming back.