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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

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Posted on February 13, 2017 by Guthlac

I had an urge to draw a baby elephant…so I did. Halo – a bit of pop art

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What happens if there isn’t a European Union to leave?

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Guthlac

Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves… I enjoy singing (poetic licence here I think) this patriotic anthem with the rest of my countrymen and women.   To me it also seems to encapsulate the buchennering free trading utopia that many … Continue reading →

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Searching for the hero

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Guthlac

Each of this images show the problem I am facing at the moment.

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Searching for inspiration…and a camel

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Guthlac

I am in one of those empty periods at the moment when I find myself forcing some drawing out of my reluctant hands.   Since the New Year I have found that my output has almost dried up.  This sense … Continue reading →

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Making the most of dull

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Guthlac

I knew a photographer who apparently liked the flat dull light of a grey day, I can’t say I do.   It makes things so much more difficult.  When I was young I used to devour articles about the wonder … Continue reading →

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Winter is wearing

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Guthlac

Another cold day in east Leicestershire, not cold as in the Russian Steppes cold (although the wind is blowing from that direction).   No this was cold that just seemed to seep slowly but surely through the layers of clothes … Continue reading →

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Through old men’s eyes

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Guthlac

It is a curse of human existence but old men write histories.   Gone are the excesses of youth, the vigor and recklessness.  Instead they are replaced by suspicion. caution and fear.  Great wisdom might sometime sit behind those eyes … Continue reading →

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Why let the truth get in the way of a good story

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Guthlac

It has been pointed out that my last post might not be as accurate as I might have hoped for.   In fact the whole basis of the post, that the EU paid for the city of culture is in … Continue reading →

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Another day in a Hanseatic Port – Welcome to the Ironic Cultural Capital of Europe

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Guthlac

WARNING:-  This post contains Alternative Facts. Welcome to the 2017 European City of Culture (An European Union (EU) sponsored event) – Kingston upon Hull.  I visited the city yesterday with my good friend David Manley and found a city not … Continue reading →

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What if Donald Trump works?

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Guthlac

Over the past few days I have read an awful lot of outpouring of hate towards the new President of the United States.   Many people have compared him to the second coming of Hitler (this is only slightly exaggerated … Continue reading →

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