Diana Probst, Cambridge Artist

Self-Portrait in Oils, day 14

At some point I was going to have to tackle the tiling. Today was the day. Tiles, in general, go on in straight lines, and the human eye-brain combo is good at checking that lines are straight. It is also

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 14

At some point I was going to have to tackle the tiling. Today was the day. Tiles, in general, go on in straight lines, and the human eye-brain combo is good at checking that lines are straight. It is also

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 13

This day’s work was supposed to be a development of a pearl bracelet, and nothing more. Pearls are a strange material. They are a matrix of something that is basically limestone, and if you rub two pearls together they will

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 13

This day’s work was supposed to be a development of a pearl bracelet, and nothing more. Pearls are a strange material. They are a matrix of something that is basically limestone, and if you rub two pearls together they will

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Turtle, Day 2

Day 2 of the turtle painting had me putting the pigment two inches further up than I had originally planned, nixing a design problem.

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Turtle, Day 2

Day 2 of the turtle painting had me putting the pigment two inches further up than I had originally planned, nixing a design problem.

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Turtle, Day 1

A few days ago I started on something new. I read a lot of poetry with strange images and play fantasy games, and I took it into my head to paint a turtle the size of a small land mass.

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Turtle, Day 1

A few days ago I started on something new. I read a lot of poetry with strange images and play fantasy games, and I took it into my head to paint a turtle the size of a small land mass.

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 12

This was the day I blocked in eyes and hair, and found out what the portrait would look like. The shock of white that was where the hair would be, while interesting, was not helpful. However, I started with the

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 12

This was the day I blocked in eyes and hair, and found out what the portrait would look like. The shock of white that was where the hair would be, while interesting, was not helpful. However, I started with the

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 11

Day 11 was an easy painting day, in some respects. I avoided the hair and eyes, and added the background, for easy effect. I went with a darker shade than on the original photo, making it a warm colour to

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 11

Day 11 was an easy painting day, in some respects. I avoided the hair and eyes, and added the background, for easy effect. I went with a darker shade than on the original photo, making it a warm colour to

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 10

If I had not kept track through my blog, I would not know how many days had gone into this painting already. That is a definite area where I can improve things. I have an idea of the software I

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 10

If I had not kept track through my blog, I would not know how many days had gone into this painting already. That is a definite area where I can improve things. I have an idea of the software I

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