Monthly Archives: March 2013

Nude Woman

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Guthlac

Well the second half of the life drawing class didn’t go that well and the final drawing became a bit of a mess. Anyway, I came home and drew this partially, I suspect, as a bit of a pick me … Continue reading →

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Half way through the class

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Guthlac

So where do I go from here? I’m on line at: http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope you enjoy

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Messing around with Oswin Oswold

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Guthlac

there are worse ways to spend half an hour of your life than messing with Oswin Oswold, the new Dr Who assistant. Will actually it won’t be the character from the Christmas special but similar or not or….whatever. Anyway an … Continue reading →

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Oh the joys of spring

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Guthlac

Waking home from having a very agreeable afternoon chat over coffee with an old friend and author Phil Simpkin (http://1455bookcompany.blogspot.co.uk/) it started to snow…oh the joys of England in the spring! BTW when is the email client on the iPad … Continue reading →

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Coffee with author Phil Simpkin

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Guthlac

Having a wonderful coffee with the author Phil Simpkin. His new book will be out after the 21st March. I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.posterous.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope you enjoy

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Family Guy – road to multiverse

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Guthlac

This is a page from a sketch book when I was watching Family Guy. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Jan van Eyck

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve taken this as far as I can. There are structural problems that would require a complete re-paint, which I’m not willing to do as this was supposed to be a Brushes painting rather than an exact copy. If … Continue reading →

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Pushing the boundaries

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Just how far can I take a copy of a masterpiece using brushes on the iPad? There are so many boundaries to push at here – how do you make a likeness using very simple tools provided in Brushes? Equally … Continue reading →

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The art of visiting an exhibition

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Guthlac

Yesterday I spent the day in London visiting the Royal Academy and the National Gallery. It was a cold day but fun nonetheless, however this is not the point of this post. Over the past three years I have visited … Continue reading →

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After Manet

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Guthlac

I’m off out tomorrow to see the Manet exhibition at the Royal Academy. In an effort to get into the mood I have made this quick painting on brushes in the style of Manet and is based on the front … Continue reading →

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