Diana Probst, Cambridge Artist

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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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 4

Currently, I have what looks like a large painting-by-numbers. The next stage is to fill it in with basic blocks of colour. After that, I refine the shapes. To do this, I need to paint a set of pictures of

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 4

Currently, I have what looks like a large painting-by-numbers. The next stage is to fill it in with basic blocks of colour. After that, I refine the shapes. To do this, I need to paint a set of pictures of

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 3

On Friday I was told, “Noooo, not that way!” so I bought another prepared canvas and spent some time squaring it up, with a curious feeling of deja vu. Instead of drawing a delicate tonal thing that would get destroyed,

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 3

On Friday I was told, “Noooo, not that way!” so I bought another prepared canvas and spent some time squaring it up, with a curious feeling of deja vu. Instead of drawing a delicate tonal thing that would get destroyed,

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 2

Today, I finished what I thought would be an under-drawing, in graphite, on canvas. It was very important to me to do it slowly and carefully, to embed it in my memory, so I understood my face shape. For that

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Self-Portrait in Oils, day 2

Today, I finished what I thought would be an under-drawing, in graphite, on canvas. It was very important to me to do it slowly and carefully, to embed it in my memory, so I understood my face shape. For that

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A Self-Portrait in Oils

As someone hoping to have portraits commissioned, there is a hurdle I have to drag*. I need to look in real detail at someone who will stay still without being paid for it. I have to draw me, so that

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A Self-Portrait in Oils

As someone hoping to have portraits commissioned, there is a hurdle I have to drag*. I need to look in real detail at someone who will stay still without being paid for it. I have to draw me, so that

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First real sale?

Last year, I took a snapshot of the interior of D’Arry’s, on King Street. I liked it enough to want to paint it, but I quickly ran into problems that meant I wanted to go back and paint live. I

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First real sale?

Last year, I took a snapshot of the interior of D’Arry’s, on King Street. I liked it enough to want to paint it, but I quickly ran into problems that meant I wanted to go back and paint live. I

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Work Flow

I currently have a problem I think belongs to all people starting a business from scratch.  I do not have a history.  I have no feedback on anything that I have done, beyond gifts and very short bits of work,

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Work Flow

I currently have a problem I think belongs to all people starting a business from scratch.  I do not have a history.  I have no feedback on anything that I have done, beyond gifts and very short bits of work,

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