Diana Probst, Cambridge Artist

Building a Drawing Machine

I’ve been quiet lately, for work and for other work, and here is the result of something I’ve been doing in my spare time.   I built a drawing machine. It essentially draws a really complicated graph, just like the

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Building a Drawing Machine

I’ve been quiet lately, for work and for other work, and here is the result of something I’ve been doing in my spare time.   I built a drawing machine. It essentially draws a really complicated graph, just like the

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Ely Cathedral

One of my commissions this year was a gift for a couple who live in Ely, and the Cathedral is the obvious choice. For those who don’t know, it’s an ancient gothic hulk that has been in danger of sinking

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Ely Cathedral

One of my commissions this year was a gift for a couple who live in Ely, and the Cathedral is the obvious choice. For those who don’t know, it’s an ancient gothic hulk that has been in danger of sinking

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Lilly in Ink

Over the summer, I was screwing up the courage to ask someone I followed on Twitter for pictures of their dog for me to paint as my own project. Lilly was a white-faced collie with one blue and one brown

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Lilly in Ink

Over the summer, I was screwing up the courage to ask someone I followed on Twitter for pictures of their dog for me to paint as my own project. Lilly was a white-faced collie with one blue and one brown

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Hand Made Playing Cards – Day 3

The last design day for the cards involved cutting blanks as for the pip cards, ruling rectangles into them, and then drawing each design. I did that in pencil and then went over it with Indian ink, to get a

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Hand Made Playing Cards – Day 3

The last design day for the cards involved cutting blanks as for the pip cards, ruling rectangles into them, and then drawing each design. I did that in pencil and then went over it with Indian ink, to get a

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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.

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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.

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Angry Reindeer 2012

Following on from last year’s triumphant sales (enough to buy Christmas presents and gin) I will be selling Angry Reindeers once more. If you have a Christmas list of people who understand the quirky, have a spiky sense of humour,

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Angry Reindeer 2012

Following on from last year’s triumphant sales (enough to buy Christmas presents and gin) I will be selling Angry Reindeers once more. If you have a Christmas list of people who understand the quirky, have a spiky sense of humour,

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Watercolour Update

Of late, I have been watercolouring away, and here are a few of the highlights.

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Watercolour Update

Of late, I have been watercolouring away, and here are a few of the highlights.

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