Diana Probst, Cambridge Artist

Lady in a Landscape: Day 2

The second day’s work on Whiskey (she’s on the rocks) did not go well. In fact, this post is about day three, which was a day of painting I did not scrub out. The second day of painting left me

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Lady in a Landscape: Day 2

The second day’s work on Whiskey (she’s on the rocks) did not go well. In fact, this post is about day three, which was a day of painting I did not scrub out. The second day of painting left me

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Lady in a Landscape: Day 1

I really really admire the high classical era, in which it seemed that the ideal of a painter was to make something look like life, but a little bit better. This year I am hoping to have a show with

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Lady in a Landscape: Day 1

I really really admire the high classical era, in which it seemed that the ideal of a painter was to make something look like life, but a little bit better. This year I am hoping to have a show with

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Cezanne’s Forest: Day 5

This was the last day’s painting, where everything had to come together. The darkness over on the left has to give way to light, bight colours on the right. The only thing that was depressing was that a heart-shaped lump

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Cezanne’s Forest: Day 5

This was the last day’s painting, where everything had to come together. The darkness over on the left has to give way to light, bight colours on the right. The only thing that was depressing was that a heart-shaped lump

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Cezanne’s Forest: Day 4

This was another cold day at the office, during which I sat out at the front and kept the shop open instead of vanishing to shiver. Being unable to see sunlight, I painted it instead. The bright colours on the

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Cezanne’s Forest: Day 4

This was another cold day at the office, during which I sat out at the front and kept the shop open instead of vanishing to shiver. Being unable to see sunlight, I painted it instead. The bright colours on the

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A Look At: Romanticism

This is the Téméraire, in a famous picture by Turner that is a good view of the Romantic movement as a whole.

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A Look At: Romanticism

This is the Téméraire, in a famous picture by Turner that is a good view of the Romantic movement as a whole.

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Cezanne’s Forest: Day 3

Today’s challenge was all about balance. The bright jumble of warm colours to the left of the tree needs something strong enough to set it off, on the right which is the sunward side. It required several warm greens, and

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Cezanne’s Forest: Day 3

Today’s challenge was all about balance. The bright jumble of warm colours to the left of the tree needs something strong enough to set it off, on the right which is the sunward side. It required several warm greens, and

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