Monthly Archives: July 2011

Francis Bacon

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Guthlac

Whilst I got a great deal out of yesterday’s life drawing it was nice to pull in a quick sketch – this time Francis BaconSent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nude woman

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Guthlac

I am really note sure what this says about me but I spent most of the day in the company of a nude woman and didn’t notice once. It wasn’t as I’d I wasn’t looking at her, far from it k spent the best part of six hours examining her in very great d… Continue reading →

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Nude man

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Guthlac

Tomorrow I am attending a life drawing workshop and so I thought I should do some prep so I have spent part of the day sketching nude men and women – quite an interesting experience – let’s hope tomorrows workshop is.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Messing about

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Guthlac

Hardly ground break analysis but all super hero women are well – super. That is they have the shape of some strange female form that frankly is hardly ever seen outside the confines of the cosmetic surgeons table. Anyway, I was looking at a DC mag… Continue reading →

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Back to pencils

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Guthlac

I thought I would sit down for few minutes a sketch out a drawing – in this case Brad Pitt. It’s a bit too simplistic a likeness but I’m pleased with it. This morning whilst getting stung walking across fields and woodlands I tried to work what ty… Continue reading →

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Doing battle

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Guthlac

I am trying more ambitious drawings and I am not I have quite got the hang of things…still you never learn unless you try.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nice to see the UN cares ((tag: "email scam" Nigeria)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Guthlac

Are it so nice to see the creative juices flowing within the criminal community. No wait it could be true – the UN does have $1.5m dollars waiting for me….I think not.Sent from my iPadBegin forwarded message:UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONA… Continue reading →

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Camelot part deux ((tags: "Joseph Fiennes", Camelot, portrait, conte"

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Guthlac

Well I suppose the secret is out I watch the laughable Camelot TV series. Actually it is only watchable when Joseph Fiennes is on screen. Some how he manages to pull all the other actors around him up to a much more interesting level. This is bein… Continue reading →

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The news coverage of the Norway mass-killings was fact-free conjecture

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Guthlac

As usual Charlie Brooker has got the analysis right – why do these news channels get these experts to speculate? I suspect because they have hours to fill out and nothing really to fill it. I am also switch to these news channels when something ha… Continue reading →

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Battling with Conte

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Guthlac

Really trying to get to grips with using the Conti crayons. It is taking sometime to start to understand the techniques available to me. I guess this is what comes with experience – the more you use something the more you understand it and so on. … Continue reading →

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