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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 196 – Soft Pastels

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Guthlac

I really can’t think what to write today…so if you haven’t got anything to say then say nothing.

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Project LV One – Day 195 – Red Tape

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Guthlac

As I go along I create the latest volume of the Project LV One series – in this case volume 7 and sometimes I need an image for editorial reasons.  You see I can’t slip an image into the book … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 195 – Using the Pano Function

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Guthlac

The Pano function on the iPhone is a wonderful innovation which I am well aware that appeared on other smartphones first.  However, as I don’t use any other smartphone is somewhat irrelevant.  The function offers some great creative opportunities but … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 194 – Southwell

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Guthlac

A quintessential English town, that is how I would describe Southwell in Nottinghamshire, especially today in the vibrant autumn sunlight.  It was a real pleasure. The minster at Southwell dates back to the the Norman period although it is reasonable to … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 193 – Drawings

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Guthlac

No great plan or thought has gone into these just drawings…only drawings.    

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Project LV One – Day 192 – Mushrooms

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Guthlac

…Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you… That is how I feel about these drawings I made of mushrooms I made at my art class this morning.  The quick sketch I made seemed to have more life than … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 191 – Lines

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Guthlac

Sunday afternoon and what to do?  I know what I’ll make a sketch of a John Singer Sargent portrait painting.  The intention was to make the sketch using only straight lines.  I just about managed that.  

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Project LV One – Day 190 – The First of November

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Guthlac

I don’t want come all over ‘we’re doomed’ but it is the 1st of November and so very very mild outside – currently the temperature is a balmy 19 degrees C (66 degrees f in old money).  We still have … Continue reading →

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Some observations about Yosemite Sam or OS X 10.10

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Guthlac

Well I’ve been running OS X 10.10 (Much prefer this to the naff – in my opinion – practice of calling upgrades by a name) and it is getting more and more annoying.  As with the way of these things … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 189 – When things go wrong they go wrong…

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Guthlac

The title sounds far more dramatic than things actually were but as you can see I somewhat screwed up the proportions of this life drawing I was making this morning.  I have written before about internal contradictions in any drawing … Continue reading →

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