Diana Probst, Cambridge Artist

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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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 9

Regular Probst Fans will recall I have two small children. Over the Easter holidays, I got very little work done. The return of the Tiny Penguin to nursery and the Small Person to the coal mines gave me the free

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 9

Regular Probst Fans will recall I have two small children. Over the Easter holidays, I got very little work done. The return of the Tiny Penguin to nursery and the Small Person to the coal mines gave me the free

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 8

Friday was the first day of work in my studio. As such, it was a day of more-than-usual procrastination. In the morning I put things off by doing paperwork and admin, but eventually I had to admit that I was

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 8

Friday was the first day of work in my studio. As such, it was a day of more-than-usual procrastination. In the morning I put things off by doing paperwork and admin, but eventually I had to admit that I was

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Self-Portrait in Oils, days 6 and 7

Day six was a short day, spent mostly in tracing things, after a morning spent zombieing around Cambridge wondering why the stars were so bright and there was only one of them. Anthony, my tutor, had asked how I would

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Self-Portrait in Oils, days 6 and 7

Day six was a short day, spent mostly in tracing things, after a morning spent zombieing around Cambridge wondering why the stars were so bright and there was only one of them. Anthony, my tutor, had asked how I would

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 5

Friday was another day-long self-portrait, for colours. This one went rather better than the first, because I put in the effort to complete a proper under-painting. I used yellow acrylic, and then a bit of blue, meaning that I had

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 5

Friday was another day-long self-portrait, for colours. This one went rather better than the first, because I put in the effort to complete a proper under-painting. I used yellow acrylic, and then a bit of blue, meaning that I had

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