Diana Probst, Cambridge Artist

Studio Guests: Little Friend Susan 3

Finally, and after much effort, L.F.S managed to arrive early in the morning on a morning where I had managed to get up. I brought in curry and we painted until we were done, finishing just in time to have

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Studio Guests: Little Friend Susan 3

Finally, and after much effort, L.F.S managed to arrive early in the morning on a morning where I had managed to get up. I brought in curry and we painted until we were done, finishing just in time to have

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Studio Guests: Little Friend Susan 2

Not put off by her charcoal experience, L.F.S. returned for more.

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Studio Guests: Little Friend Susan 2

Not put off by her charcoal experience, L.F.S. returned for more.

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Studio Guests: Little Friend Susan 1

Over the past weeks I have spent several days in the company of teenaged artists, letting them play around with my equipment. I had a bright GCSE student who practiced in pencil, charcoal, ink, and paint, and then I had

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Studio Guests: Little Friend Susan 1

Over the past weeks I have spent several days in the company of teenaged artists, letting them play around with my equipment. I had a bright GCSE student who practiced in pencil, charcoal, ink, and paint, and then I had

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Green Pot, day 3

The day’s painting was frustrating, because I could not exactly match the colours I had mixed last time I worked on this piece. Part of that reason was that I was painting thicker.

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Green Pot, day 3

The day’s painting was frustrating, because I could not exactly match the colours I had mixed last time I worked on this piece. Part of that reason was that I was painting thicker.

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Green Pot, day 2

Today I went over the background with a variety of tones, most of them green that I had mixed up. Using a colour from the tube would have given me a flatness I wanted to avoid.

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Green Pot, day 2

Today I went over the background with a variety of tones, most of them green that I had mixed up. Using a colour from the tube would have given me a flatness I wanted to avoid.

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Green Pot, day 1

Having had positive feedback for Blue on Blue, a tonal piece almost totally in one colour, and the impact of similar red and yellow pieces, I decided to continue in that vein, with a deep green, and another yellow more

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Green Pot, day 1

Having had positive feedback for Blue on Blue, a tonal piece almost totally in one colour, and the impact of similar red and yellow pieces, I decided to continue in that vein, with a deep green, and another yellow more

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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, 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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