Monthly Archives: October 2014

Project LV One – Day 182 – “Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war”

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Guthlac

So I have started the painting of my life! (Hyperbole accepted).  This is the first time I have worked on a large canvas (by my standards) and I’m enjoying the elbow room that this gives me.  This first phase is … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 182 – A germ of an idea?

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Guthlac

Since completing the recent series of paintings I have been at a loss as to how and where to go forward with my art.  One thought that I explored was to try and develop some form of urban sketching practice. … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 181 – Peterborough

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Guthlac

What is there is say about Peterborough?  It is what it is – a new town plonked on top of a small market town on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens.   It has a huge medieval cathedral that during … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 180 – A bibbly bobbly day

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Guthlac

We all have them I know but it just seems that the older you get the more frequent are the bibbly bobbly days.  If you went to your Doctor and said that you were feeling bibbly bobbly he/she would no … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 179 – Days in the Park

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Guthlac

So there I was sitting in the park whilst the students walked to and from University.  I’ve never really under stood that – 10am in the morning and students are walking away from University?   Anyway, another pop at this … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 178 – Urban Sketcher

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Guthlac

For a while now I’ve been following the work of Urban Sketchers on Pinterest.  The whole idea of making art on the hoof appealed to me (also the outstanding skill levels demonstrated was exceptional).  I have tried to do this … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 178 – Tubular Bells?

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Guthlac

This morning I suddenly had this urge to create a drawing of some description and this was the result.  It felt like a dam had been released. As contrast to the rather portly fellow above I made this drawing yesterday … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 177 – Should I move to Yosemite Sam?

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Guthlac

It is over two years since I moved to the iMac and I still can’t get my head around their OS naming system – I much prefer the v10.9 et al than these pointless names.  It gets even worse when … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 176 – Some Frames

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Guthlac

Busy busy afternoon – the new frames arrived so out with the varnish and get the paintings framed – really quite satisfying.

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Project LV One – Day 176 – Another Image

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Guthlac

 

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