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

Puzzling Experiment…

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Guthlac

Creating art requires time, patience, and dedication. However, in today’s fast-paced world, many artists struggle to find the time to fully immerse themselves in their creative processes. The demands of daily life, work, and other responsibilities often take precedence, leaving … Continue reading →

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Having Some Municipal Fun…

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Guthlac

There is still life in art collections and galleries of local councils. Last week we were in Barnsley at the Cooper Gallery. This week it was the turn of the Rugby Art Gallery and Museum. Both are pearls in barren … Continue reading →

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Hustings in the Ridings…

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Guthlac

There is something very familiar taking place in the largest country in North America – Canada. They are holding a general election. Joy of Joys they use almost the same system as we do except the constituencies are known as … Continue reading →

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Barnsley No. 02

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Guthlac

We all have good days and then we have bad days. The visit to Barnsley was a good day. As I write this less so. For anyone interested we visited Barnsley because my partner in crime David had always wanted … Continue reading →

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Barnsley No. 01

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Guthlac

As I travel around this peculiar island full of peculiar people (myself being a prime example) I find some places click more than others. I don’t know whether it was the coal dust permeating the atmosphere but I found Barnsley … Continue reading →

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No Rhyme …

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Guthlac

Some random images I captured the other day whilst being very much me. All photographs are a reflection of the person who created them. Is this really what I do with my time? I guess so.

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Playing Catch Up…

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Guthlac

So the theory goes: When you are a pensioner you’ll become ‘time rich‘. I am not sure who might have put forward this theory. Perhaps no one – just something I’ve thought up! (The one thing I do know is … Continue reading →

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5 Years…

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Guthlac

Beautiful spring morning. What better way to enjoy things than to sit in the garden; capture a few images of the birds as they flit, feed, and sing and just enjoy the sunshine. Five years ago of course that was … Continue reading →

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Inside the Space of an Atom…

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Guthlac

I am not going to pretend I have anything other than the most basic understanding of quantum mechanics. Interestingly, after reviewing the images I captured whilst visiting the excellent Cosmic Titans: Art, Science and the Quantum Universe exhibition at the … Continue reading →

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Five Years in the Making…

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Guthlac

It has taken five years but it is done. Gartree Explored is no more an active project. All that is left is to arrange the images in order then publish the book of the project. No problem?? It was a … Continue reading →

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