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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

Don’t explain yourself

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Guthlac

I seem to be going through a bit of a red spell at the moment.

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Don’t much about history….

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Guthlac

Life keeps moving on and so it is with me.  Another chapter of my life has closed as I have taken down my website of 8 years standing.  When I started it I had so many plans, so many ideas … Continue reading →

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Good day…rainy day

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Guthlac

For many interconnected reasons I have spent the day updating a lot of my computer data.  It is time consuming but not too complicated. After a while though it just gets monotonous so it was a relief to stop for … Continue reading →

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Why I’ll vote to remain…but

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Guthlac

When will this whole Tory induced nightmare end?  Certainly not at the end of the EU referendum.  Whatever happens there the collapse of the Tory party will continue at a pace as   Blue on Blue fighting eats out the … Continue reading →

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I’m just a poor boy

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Guthlac

Out of all the dross on both Netflix and Amazon Prime in the UK, and I mean really deeply awful TV and movies, there are one or two gems.  Obviously with Netflix it is such series as House of Cards, … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a plan

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Guthlac

I was recently described by some who knows me as a very unusual early adaptor, by this she meant that given my age I know an unnatural amount about tech, internet et al.  I guess that may well be correct as … Continue reading →

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Unfinished inner drakness

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Guthlac

There is something deeply disturbing about this image I have just created.  Of course it is hardly original scatter, as it is, through out much of western art history.  A cliche that indicates that the person depicted is not to … Continue reading →

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A man who makes potions

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Guthlac

   

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Trouble when walked in

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Guthlac

We all have our little weakness and foibles, some serious some just a way defining who we are in this crazy space.  For me one of those little weaknesses is Pinterest, a site I have written about before and most … Continue reading →

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Saving what I can

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Guthlac

There are times when a piece of art you’ve been working just reaches the point where all the internal contradictions cause the work to collapse under its collective nonsense.  When you reach this point the only thing to do is … Continue reading →

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