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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 262 – Dancing Queen

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Guthlac

Today was the start of a new art course and it actually felt good to be back in the class after the last few week’s illness problems.  These are two pages the sketchbook I used.    

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Project LV One – Day 261 – We were Groot …soon we will be Chappie

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Guthlac

If 2014 was I am Groot then 2015 may well be I am Chappie.   Guardians of the Galaxy was in many ways the surprise film of last year Chappie may well prove to be the same for 2015.   … Continue reading →

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Look Up

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Guthlac

I guess you probably have seen this video already – it has 48m views – but it is well worth thinking about.  I came across this from one of the blogs I follow – I know this is somewhat ironic … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 260 – Curling Paper

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Guthlac

Lessons are being learnt every day, which is what life should always be about.  Perhaps the best lesson I learnt yesterday is that you should never give up on something just because it has turned into a disaster area.  

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Project LV One – Day 259 – Watercolour

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Guthlac

At one level watercolour painting is the most amateur of art forms.  If you go around local art group exhibitions you will find time painting after painting made with watercolour.  However the idea that ‘watercolour’ should be an the preserve … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 258 Remembering Angela

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Guthlac

January is a really awful month, that is if you live in the northern hemisphere.  After all the festivities of Christmas and new year you are left with a flat and grey expanse.  In the past we also had snow … Continue reading →

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Ruth Davidson: Salmond as deputy PM ‘scary’ – BBC News

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Guthlac

m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-30708925 I believe I had this first….ha ha Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Project LV One – Day 257 – Harry Potter and the Dissolution of the Middle Aged

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Guthlac

  May I apologise to the wonderful author J.K. Rowling for what I am about the write – this is just what came to my mind after I made this drawing. Everything was going so well. He had just seen … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 256 – Mundane

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Guthlac

One of the great things about getting over a cold is that you can revisit the real world again, do normal things without feeling unwell.   So today I took my wife out for lunch at a local burger restaurant … Continue reading →

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The World of Unintended Consequences

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Guthlac

Five years ago we had the rose garden and our political class trying to work together for the greater good, whatever that might be. Now we have the same old nonsense being spouted out by people who really really must … Continue reading →

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