Monthly Archives: May 2013

One step forward one step back!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Guthlac

For some time I’ve been trying to work out the old transport routes/roads/ways through North East Leicestershire. The reason for this strangely enough has nothing to do with east Leicestershire but actually with west leicestershire – but that is another … Continue reading →

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I’ve just got to get this off of my chest

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Guthlac

It has been a while since I’ve expressed my views on the politics of the day in this country and I think I need to address this. There are two issues I want to get off of my chest and … Continue reading →

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Springtime in the garden

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Guthlac

Every time I use phrase Spring time I immediately think of the Mel Brooks movie The Producers….’Spring Time for Hitler and Germany…’ I really should have got out more as a teenager! So this morning is another glorious day, the … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Guthlac

At times you have to wonder if we really do have free will or that there is some devine hand guiding what we do. Last week I was studying the iron age salt routes that may have run across south … Continue reading →

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A lovely bank holiday morning

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Guthlac

It’s a wonderful spring day, blue skies,warm breeze and sunshine. It promises to be a great bank holiday( national holiday). I was in Bruges on May 1st, the continental version of this holiday and the weather was great then as … Continue reading →

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Some more images from my cultural trip

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Guthlac

Slowly getting through the back log… Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Am I finished?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Guthlac

I don’t know but then again I’m in good company. Titian was still working on The Death of Actaeon when he died. He’d only been at it for 15 years! So perhaps a day or two to mull over things … Continue reading →

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Painting Skin

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Guthlac

It sounds so easy – skin what is the problem? But skin isn’t an easy subject to capture – even the best computer generated animations can’t get it right. The more you look at skin you realise the less you … Continue reading →

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The end of the day

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Guthlac

The painting is slowly coming together. Still not sure whether I’ve got any answers yet about the reality question – time will tell. Still a good days work. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Searching for reality

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Guthlac

Just how far do you make a digital painting real? Setting aside the question of what exactly real is just how do you approach such matters? Do you hint or go for full photo realism? What about plagiarism ? My … Continue reading →

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