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

Constable Country

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Guthlac

Some people live in an area for just a few months or years and then move on.  Others, myself included, don’t.  We settle in for the duration and this choice has strange effects on our lives.   For me it … Continue reading →

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Killin’ Time…

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Guthlac

Just a few minutes to kill before my evening meal….what could I do to fill that gap?

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Cold Cold Again…

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Guthlac

We’ve had several days of frosts which I’ve tried to ignore but this morning it was time to wrap up warm and wonder around the local park.   Before this I walked into Leicester through the De Montfort University.   … Continue reading →

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Not that kinda girl….

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Guthlac

The last day of the year, time to take stock about the previous 12 months and then open a vein in a warm bath! Or was it?   The truth is we really don’t know as the momentous decisions that … Continue reading →

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Pierre Noire

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Guthlac

One of the joys(?) of using Pierre Noire is that it really is quite soft and so with my heavy weight fingers it tends to break off quite easily so these are the only two sketches of the forth coming … Continue reading →

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No snow but frost

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Guthlac

Far too cold to venture out in the morning (I am a man of advancing years after all!)  Instead I decided to do the next best thing – sit in the warmth a revist the images I captured a couple … Continue reading →

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Blurring the lines

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Guthlac

There was a time when I knew where I stood.  A time when a painting was a painting and a photograph was, well, a photograph.  Those days are long long gone and we now live in this digital post analogue … Continue reading →

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Callin’ America

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Guthlac

So more and more well known people seem to have chosen this time of year to take their last breath.  Carrie Fisher is the latest and possibly best known or rather her 20 year old self is/was.   One of … Continue reading →

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Procreate Tutorial – YouTube

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Guthlac
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Bookends

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Guthlac

Strange bookends I know but the deaths of David Bowie and George Michael make 2016, for me, more poignant.   Yes we have a had the political upheavals of Brexit and the election of Trump but these really are something … Continue reading →

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