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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

Project LV One – Day 302 – Change is part of human condition

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Guthlac

We all have our pet projects where we like to think that things should stay the same and would be most upset should they change.  Unfortunately change is the reason why we are the dominant species on the planet.  If it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Volume’s 8 and 9 are now on line

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Guthlac

    Better late than never I guess.  Anyway both volumes are now available at Blurb should you wish to view.  The links are below: Volume 8 http://www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/invited/5428991/c293c5970031b2be505e3565d0d36ecdd1390c60 Volume 9 http://www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/invited/5428980/d2c8836d3cf7aa1d89c1e022181d43eaa72aac68  

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Project LV One – Day 301 – Rembrandt’s Nose

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Guthlac

If you ever have the opportunity to see Rembrandt’s portraits in close proximity you will notice that many of them, whilst formally being of someone else, end up having a strange resemblance to the great man himself.  I don’t believe … Continue reading →

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The government that nobody voted for.

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Guthlac

Over the weekend there has been a series of articles by political commentators about the likely make up of the next government. The SNP boggy man (or should that be woman?) card was played heavily as though Scottish voters were … Continue reading →

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Project LV One Day 300….Day 300 – where did that year go?

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Guthlac

The speed of light is a constant, well in most of the universe but in the quantum level things aren’t that straight forward.  Time is also supposed to be a constant, travelling in one direction and a constant pace.  However, … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 299 – Wolf Hall…Continuing and theme

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Guthlac

I, like many people, have been enjoying the series Wolf Hall.  For those of you who are not aware it is the story of Thomas Cromwell, Henry the Eighth’s most notorious political advisor, as told by Hilary Mantel in her … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 298 – Ernst Haas

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Guthlac

I cannot say I know a great deal about Ernst Haas other than a book of his photographs had a great influence back on me in the 1970’s. (I have just discovered that the book was called The Creation and … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 297 – In defence of Jack Vettriano

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Guthlac

Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art from 1500 to the present day If Wikipedia is correct, a question you should always ask about any entry in that wonderful collection of human history and nonsense,  then why hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 296 – Lazyness

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Guthlac

Sometimes I just go through the motions because I am just too lazy to do anything else.  This watercolour is a case in point.  I sketched it out in one room and painted it in another from memory because I … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 295 – When the money runs out what are you left with?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Guthlac

You have to wonder at the PR machine behind 50 shades of grey.  I have not seen the movie and have no real inclination to do so but just remember:  When the young woman starring the movie gets to forty … Continue reading →

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