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

Well if I had a nickel

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Guthlac

The first art class for nearly two years and I found a lot more rewarding than I was fearing.

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Pencil v Pencil

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Guthlac

Is it me or have you too had too much of Donald Trump?   I hope and pray they don’t elect him but I can’t take anymore.  Enough is Enough. Anyway back on planet earth I made two sketches of … Continue reading →

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Little Green

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Guthlac

As I write this Raiders of the Lost Ark is playing on iTunes, I’m not sure why I started with that but it somehow seemed appropriate or maybe Back to the Future would be even more so.   I am … Continue reading →

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Going through the Fantasy Mirror

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Guthlac
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A little bit more Hardwick

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Guthlac

Eat your heart out Manhattan!

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Complementary

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Guthlac

Autumn seems to be coming much later this year.  Here we are in early October and most of the trees still have all their leaves.  The horse chestnuts are just starting to change but at this rate there won’t be … Continue reading →

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I’ve had enough now….it is not funny anymore

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Guthlac

It was fun for a while like the happy drunk in his twenties…however as the years went on the things that seemed so likeable in the past are just annoying and only he now seems to be the only one … Continue reading →

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Five, Ten, Fifteen…

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Guthlac

I ran a little experiment, and those of you who have life drawing lessons will recognise it, I made three drawings of 5, 10 and 15 minutes duration.  The results were predictable but also fascinating to see just what can … Continue reading →

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Walking

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Guthlac

If it’s Thursday then we must be out and about working on the Playgrounds of the Midlands project.   Today saw us wandering through the secret delights of Watermead Country park which allowed us ‘to bag’ three more parishes, Birstall, … Continue reading →

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Pain and Regret

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Guthlac

A couple of weeks ago my good friend and I had a long(ish) debate about the likeness of George Harrison statue on the Liverpool pierhead.  The statue is part of the Fab Four statue and I maintained that they all … Continue reading →

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