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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

Glasgow

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve just got back from a couple of days in Glasgow, my favourite city in Scotland.   An interesting thing about when we visit Scotland is that it seems to coincide with important announcements, some really important others just … Continue reading →

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Jack Vettriano

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Guthlac

Today I visited the first major retrospective of the work of one of the most controversial artists working in Britain today – Jack Vettriano. It is not that is subject matter is in anyway radical or offensive, far from it, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to sunny Glasgow

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Guthlac

Driving in on the M8 this morning was a wild mix of sunshine and showers…which was the same weather when we last came to Glasgow -in June. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Code

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Guthlac

There was a time when I was a mean coder.  I took great delight in being able to create all sorts of programs for my computer and my place of work.   It wasn’t easy but I got a great … Continue reading →

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All the kids are talkin’ slang I can’t pretend to understand….Frank Turner

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Guthlac

In life you push and push and then realise that you can’t push any more.  When this happens the best thing is try a different tack and see what happens.  Today has been one of those days.   I tried … Continue reading →

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Working with ink

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Guthlac

  Still trying to come to grips with indian ink.  I’ve had a few false starts but now I think I’m starting to understand, just a little, the potential of ink to my art.

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What is a Mylie Cyrus? – this morning’s rant

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Guthlac

This morning I found myself doodling whilst asking the question “What is a Mylie Cyrus?”   I really don’t think that the Cyrus is a real person but rather some strange creature created by some very cynical media operatives.   … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Space for Art

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Guthlac

  Sometimes a rooms or space just take’s your breath away.  The spinning room at Salt’s Mill is one such place.  For those of you who do no know Salt’s Mill is the centre piece of the World Heritage Site … Continue reading →

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WARNING – Grumpy Man Alert – Why I hate Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Guthlac

I suspect that if any person living in the USA ever finds this blog they may well find what I’m going to say totally bonkers – however before  getting bogged down in stereotypes I searched Why I Hate Halloween (my favourite … Continue reading →

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A very hoary old chestnut

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Guthlac

The other day an old college of mine got involved in a dispute over the term “direct from camera”.  His view is that this adds value to the image produced and whether this is correct or not is not for … Continue reading →

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