Monthly Archives: November 2011

Messing about with oils

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Guthlac

This is a bit of an experiment and in truth the title is a bit misleading, but it was made using oils, in this case oil pastels. This was the first attempt for a much larger drawing/painting I am going to do on Monday. As with all experiments some… Continue reading →

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Brushes Painting

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Guthlac

Still experimenting with the best way use Brushes…which is strange as I have had the program on my iPad almost from the start! Such is the way life works out.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nude

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Guthlac

Messing about with charcoal this afternoon with David Bowie playing in the headphones – bliss.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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Weather

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Guthlac

Now I know you should not mix weather with climate change but I have started to wonder if we are starting to see something seriously going wrong. It is now mid November when there should have been frosts and rain and yet we have had none. As I wri… Continue reading →

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Dr Who

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Guthlac

Messing about with Brushes and Photoshop on the iPad today. As a result produced this half decent Dr Who montage.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Generic Hollywood Beauty

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Guthlac

Another Brushes iPad drawing. Not sure who this really looks like but it does have the Hollywood studio feel to it. I find myself drawn, no pun intended, to creating a more poster look with the iPad, I suspect this might have the artificial feel t… Continue reading →

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Julie Walters

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Guthlac

This is a bit of a break through for me. For months I have found it almost impossible to draw anything on my iPad. I just hated the feel of the cold inorganic screen compared to warm embrace of paper. It just left me dead. Then yesterday the lates… Continue reading →

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Bill Murray mets Hans Holbein

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Guthlac

Disclaimer: I don’t think that I produce work to the same standard as Holbein. Now I am feeling under the weather…its autumn and it seems that I pick some form of virus – guess this is the product of getting old. Anyway, it has meant that I am f… Continue reading →

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50000 hits

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Guthlac

I know compared to many people on Flickr 50,000 hits is not a great deal but it is for me. Another of life’s milestones passed. Wonder how long it will take me to get to 100,000? Simon Marchini Continue reading →

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Watercolour

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Guthlac

So ends the first day of the great watercolour experiment. I have watched the YouTube videos and experimented. To date I think the best that can be said is that I am showing progress however there is much to learn before you can start to think abo… Continue reading →

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