Diana Probst, Cambridge Artist

Self-Portrait in Oils, a roundup

21 days of painting 3 months of drying time 2 studios 2 supporting paintings 1 supporting drawing 2 pages of supporting sketches 1 hand copy of the groundwork £50 of materials 20 packets of Smarties 1 brother-in-law 15 yards of

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Self-Portrait in Oils, a roundup

21 days of painting 3 months of drying time 2 studios 2 supporting paintings 1 supporting drawing 2 pages of supporting sketches 1 hand copy of the groundwork £50 of materials 20 packets of Smarties 1 brother-in-law 15 yards of

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 21

Finished? On what was the last day of serious painting, I set up to paint the tiles, and ended up by finishing all but the final tweaks, of which there may be none. The first thing to do was set

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 21

Finished? On what was the last day of serious painting, I set up to paint the tiles, and ended up by finishing all but the final tweaks, of which there may be none. The first thing to do was set

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 20

Face, hands, skin, more towel… This is nearly finished. I have found as I get further along that I can complete larger and larger areas of surface, because I am guided by what is underneath, and no longer have to

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 20

Face, hands, skin, more towel… This is nearly finished. I have found as I get further along that I can complete larger and larger areas of surface, because I am guided by what is underneath, and no longer have to

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 18

Moving the eyeball Today I dealt with a problem highlighted by my electronic check. I had filled in the wrong outline on the eyeball, thinking a patch of shade was the edge of the eye, not the underpart of the

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 18

Moving the eyeball Today I dealt with a problem highlighted by my electronic check. I had filled in the wrong outline on the eyeball, thinking a patch of shade was the edge of the eye, not the underpart of the

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 17

Today, the towel had to be brought up to a decent level of completion. I went back through my notes and found that I had used viridian, a cool blue, and white on the far part, with a few warmer

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 17

Today, the towel had to be brought up to a decent level of completion. I went back through my notes and found that I had used viridian, a cool blue, and white on the far part, with a few warmer

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 16

Today’s work was the face once more. I had intended to get to the top layer of paint, but a few factors got in the way.

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 16

Today’s work was the face once more. I had intended to get to the top layer of paint, but a few factors got in the way.

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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 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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