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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

Complementary Storage

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Guthlac

Not sure how the two are connected – MobileMe and my struggles with Soft Pastels but I’ll wing it and see what happens. First of all Pastels. A couple of years ago I spent quite a lot of money on … Continue reading →

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Editing

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Guthlac

Day two of the yearbook and the editorial process is in full swing. One of the painful parts of this process is that you have to cut some strong images. The title image is a case in point. Last night … Continue reading →

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Woody Allen and putting another book together

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Guthlac

Another day another publication. After abandoning my plans to publish the result of my historic research for this year at least so I have moved onto putting my year book together. This will be the 5th of these I’ve made … Continue reading →

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Thoughtful blog about the Twitter/troll debate

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Guthlac

I’m sorry, Stella Creasy, but the only way to ‘take back Twitter’ is to shut thing down http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100228683/im-sorry-stella-creasy-but-the-only-way-to-take-back-twitter-is-to-shut-thing-down/ — Sent from Zite, available for free in the App Store. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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When suddenly you realise there is so much more to find out…

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Guthlac

As some of you may know I have been undertaking a long term research project for longer than I would like to recall. Anyway I made the decision this year that I was going to right up my findings and … Continue reading →

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Now this is overcrowding

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Guthlac

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2010-07/55079392.jpg Simon Marchini http://Www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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PICNIC … A wonderful acronym

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Guthlac

I was told this acronym this morning which I really like (says lots about me) PICNIC Problem In Chair Not In Computer It is, of course, a great get out for poorly designed or executed software but I liked it. … Continue reading →

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Happy Flowers

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Guthlac

Not sure the exact name of these flowers, could find out but can’t be arsed…anyway I’ve always loved them as I think they are happy flowers and it is a pleasure just look at them when I have a quick … Continue reading →

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Fish Net Stockings

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Guthlac

This has been a really challenging painting – not only did it have a skirt that was pleated but also fishnet stockings. After much scratching my head I finally came up with a solution that I think works. Simon Marchini … Continue reading →

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Pleats

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Following on from the drawing this morning I thought I would create a painting. Boy the pleats in the dress where difficult but I think they are starting to look the way I want them. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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