Author Archives: Guthlac

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About Guthlac

An artist, historian and middle aged man who'se aim in life is to try and enjoy as much of it as he can

Complexity’s complexity

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Guthlac

There was a time when much of Britain celebrated Easter, the holiest Christian festival, at a different time to the rest of Western Europe.   This was due to the way that the monks at Iona calculated the date of Easter … Continue reading →

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A brown eyed girl in hand me downs

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Guthlac
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The feeling is gone…

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Guthlac

Only yesterday I told  my wife that I hadn’t made any images with my Apple pencil in a while – actually it is only 7 days but it seems longer.  I also wondered when I might pick my pencil up … Continue reading →

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Lost in Music

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Guthlac

We will We will Rock You… So the song says.

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Face in the Crowd

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Guthlac
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Some flowers in your hair

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Guthlac

Another unseasonably warm spring day – perhaps this is going to be the way of things to come?   If this is the case then I don’t like to think what the temperatures much further south are going to get. … Continue reading →

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Holding up the sky

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Guthlac

I’ve had time to sleep on the Tony Cragg exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and I still think that this is one of the most interesting exhibition I have been to in some time.  I am not sure why … Continue reading →

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If you’re passing

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Guthlac

If you get the chance then go and see the Tony Cragg exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park – it is well worth the visit.  I knew nothing about the artist until I went and now I know a great … Continue reading →

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One door opens

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Guthlac

My long run of creative output using the Apple pencil seems, at the moment, to have reached its natural conclusion…it will no doubt change.  For now though it is back to the my first love – sketching – so here … Continue reading →

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It’s the image that counts

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Guthlac

This morning over my breakfast cereals I read an interesting piece about the decline in innovation in new cameras.  In short the article argued that camera manufacturers weren’t giving the consumer reasons to replace their equipment on a regular basis. … Continue reading →

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