Monthly Archives: January 2011

New Year’s resolution working a treat!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Guthlac

As you can see my New Year’s resolution is coming on nicely. I have not felt this good in a long time – really feel I am getting some definition and things are looking pretty good. Oh and the exercise I am doings having it’s effect as well – some … Continue reading →

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Working with light and shade

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Guthlac

Just made this drawing as an exercise in light and shade – interesting first attempt.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Hockney driving

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Guthlac

A quick sketch based on something I’ve just seen on the tv.I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.posterous.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope you enjoy Continue reading →

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Lenora Crichlow – boy was she hard work!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Guthlac

Before there is any misunderstandings I have no idea what the actress Lenora Crichlow is like. I am sure she is a perfectly nice person. However, when it comes to drawing her it has been a real pain. Earlier this week I made a reasonable stab at c… Continue reading →

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An hour of my life

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Guthlac

This is how long this took me to draw. I have been having a mini crises over the past day or so – I just couldn’t seem to make a likeness of the person I was trying to draw. My skill had evaporated. However last night I seem to have relocated it b… Continue reading →

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Happy 1st Birthday, iPad

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Guthlac

How time flies past…one year old and something that has changed the way I run my life. Now that is some sort of endorsement.Happy 1st Birthday, iPadhttp://mashable.com/2011/01/27/ipad-one-year-infographic/(Sent from Flipboard)Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Walking through Jumanji

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Guthlac

Last week and friend I spent some time in Oxford. We visited the Ashmolean, which is a revelation in itself and well worth another visit. However, the main point of the visit was to visit the Pitt Rivers museum to see a really interesting exhibiti… Continue reading →

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Work in progress

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Guthlac

Well I don’t seem to have screwed things up too much so far – early days yet!Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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If David Hockney can do it why can’t I?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Guthlac

What a stupid question. There is a million reason why David Hockney can make drawings and paintings that I can’t – if ever there was a truism this is it. Yet this has inspired me to have another serious attempt at making another drawing using Brus… Continue reading →

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An experiment in getting my hands dirty

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Guthlac

I’ve been messing around with oil pastels this afternoon as part of a first step into painting. I have played around with these before but now I am going to seriously work on this. Let’s hope that after a couple of months I am able to produce bett… Continue reading →

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