Monthly Archives: October 2014

Project LV One – Day 189 – When things go wrong they go wrong…

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Guthlac

The title sounds far more dramatic than things actually were but as you can see I somewhat screwed up the proportions of this life drawing I was making this morning.  I have written before about internal contradictions in any drawing … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 188 – Faces of Leicester No. 1

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Guthlac

So this is the finished drawing – quite pleased with it.  It is also the end of another book in the Project LV One series.  It is all down hill from here as there is less than 6 months to … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 188 – Faces, Sharpie and Pierre Noir

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Guthlac

There are number of reasons why I have decided to make a series of portrait drawings which I’m still coming to terms with.  So here are the first in the series which I’m thinking of calling The Faces of Leicester. … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 186 – Confused…

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Guthlac

So one day into the new Yosemite Sam upgrade little things are starting to annoy.  The first thing is that one of the little functions I used to use on Safari has disappeared.  I suspect that it is still there … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 186 – Welcome to Yosemite Sam

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Guthlac

  So I’ve gone and done – I’ve updated to Yosemite.  So far so good the only problem I’ve encountered was with the Blurb Book program but I just had to down load the Javascript update (not sure why this … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 185 – I really must be the pupil from Hell

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Guthlac

I guess I am a real pain in my latest art class because I will not stick with the programme.  If it is any consolation to my latest tutor I never have been able so he is not alone.   … Continue reading →

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Project LV One Day 184 & 185 – Considering the Female Form

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Guthlac

I was going to write a long piece about the female form and it’s depiction in paintings but then as was writing it I didn’t know anything like enough about the subject to come to any formed conclusions on the … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 183 – End of another day with Mother Earth

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Guthlac

Anyone who doesn’t know anything about painting will find the statement that painting is exhausting somewhat incongerous if not totally self absorbent.  Whoever it is true – painting is exhausting  and I have reached the end of another day which … Continue reading →

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Let me tell you a story about a sausage

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Guthlac

If you ever wanted to know how the British Government works There is a wonderful series of comedy programmes made by the BBC called Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.  Whilst they were made in the late 1970’s and early … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 183 – Has it really been 6 months?

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Guthlac

They say a week is a long time in politics well for me the last 6 months seem to have been an eternity but here we are at the half way point of the Project LV One project.  To demonstrate … Continue reading →

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