Monthly Archives: July 2011

Conte

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Guthlac

One of the joys of being reasonably new at this art malarkey is the joy of discovering new materials. A few weeks ago I bought a set of Conte pencils and hadn’t used them until yesterday evening. What a revelation – of course it helps when you hav… Continue reading →

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Scottish Portraits

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Guthlac

I have just watched the programme on Scottish portrait painters presented by Peter Capaldi and it sent me back to my day in Edinburgh just two weeks ago. I had hoped to go and see the Scottish Portrait Gallery whilst we were there but unfortunatel… Continue reading →

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A Sense of Place

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Guthlac

What on earth does this mean – A sense of place? I have no idea at the moment but I need to start to think about this as I have to make three images for an exhibition in September.A sense of place…a sense of place…what does this mean?I had som… Continue reading →

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