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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

Finally – a nice spring day

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Guthlac

One of the things about having such lousy weather is that when you get a nice day you appreciate it so much more. All these were taken in my garden – including the frog who had been disturbed by the … Continue reading →

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Limp Biscuit

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Guthlac

In honour of the runners and riders in this afternoon I made this sketch based on the best painting of a horse I know – Whistlejacket by George Stubbs. I don’t know quite why but I got satisfaction out of … Continue reading →

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Rock of Ages

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve just sat through the truly dreadful Rock of Ages this afternoon….I’m really glad I didn’t pay to go and see the movie at the cinema – it really is a turkey. However, forever trying to see the bright … Continue reading →

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Using Chrome

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Guthlac

Here is another example of ‘free’ services being anything but that. I use Google Chrome as my browser of choice on my iMac. When I set my new iMac up I installed Chrome and logged in. Instantly the browser was … Continue reading →

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Walk around the city No 3

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Guthlac

Here is a reduced version of one of the Panorama to show what I meant in the last blog. For those of your who might be interested it is about 150 metres away from where the remains of Richard 3rd … Continue reading →

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Walk around the city No 2

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Guthlac

How exactly do you post panorama photographs on to a blog? The native setting for any image on the internet should be around 800 px wide, perhaps given the larger screens available this might be slightly higher but then again … Continue reading →

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Walk around the city – Part 1

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Guthlac

It has been a really enjoyable day today. Saw a great movie, Trance, and mooched around making some images – for me that is just about perfect. The reason why this album is part one is because I have new … Continue reading →

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Anatomically incorrect dinosaur

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Guthlac

Doing a bit if sketching in the local museum … Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Trance

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Guthlac

Here is the full plot of Trance….they steal a Goya painting. Hope that won’t spoil the film for you but that is all the film is about! Of course this is true at one level but in reality, if that … Continue reading →

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Early lunch

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Guthlac

Had a walk around…now an early lunch then off to watch Trance Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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