Monthly Archives: December 2012

Some time ago I created a chronological list of artist from the medieval period to the present day – its aim was to help me to understand when which artists were active. I’m now trying to recreate this as a computer document. It is not as easy as … Continue reading →

I’ve been through the archives today and found this image from January 2008 of flooding near to where I live. Now this looks really bad until you realise that this is a flood plain and is actually part of the flood defences for Leicester some 5 mi… Continue reading →

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So the end of the second day working on the portrait. I didn’t spend as long on this today but I feel it is moving forward and I am also trying not to rush things. Also I have just completed my third video which took just over a day to edit – not … Continue reading →

Geotagged iPhone Photograph Leads to Fugitive Software Tycoon’s Downfallhttp://www.petapixel.com/2012/12/07/geotagged-iphone-photograph-leads-to-fugitive-software-tycoons-downfall/—Sent from Zite personalized magazine app.Available for free in t… Continue reading →

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Well that was a good day. I have started to get a grips with the portrait that I want to create and I think things are coming together. This took over 6 hours, on and off, to get to this point but there is no rush so who is counting?Simon Marchini… Continue reading →

Well I’ve dug my paint brushes out and started a ‘real’ painting. It really is exhausting after a while – what a wimp I am!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 →