Author Archives: Guthlac

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Well that was a good day. I have started to get a grips with the portrait that I want to create and I think things are coming together. This took over 6 hours, on and off, to get to this point but there is no rush so who is counting?Simon Marchini… Continue reading →

Well I’ve dug my paint brushes out and started a ‘real’ painting. It really is exhausting after a while – what a wimp I am!I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.posterous.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope you enjoy Continue reading →

After spending hours working on a painting it was really fun just to mess about.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

There reaches a point when you have to say enough is enough and I think I have reached that point. I’m reasonably pleased with the result – I say reasonably because I also think my work is rubbish when I walk away but when I revisit after a couple… Continue reading →

So far so good. The painting is starting become a very interesting image – however there are so many things that I need to do on this I really don’t know where to start. At least I have resolved the colour of the jacket – I think?Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

Well I’ve put it off for far too long. I have redesigned my web site. In truth what I have done is streamline the methodology of by which I post items to the site which in turn has meant that I can redesign without too much messing about in HTML/C… Continue reading →

I have no idea where this painting will take me but I’m starting to like the face. Another thing that has just struck me, the keystroke sound on the iPad is supposed to be the sound of an old typewriter made although I’m not sure whether it was an… Continue reading →

I know this is a sign of my age and, perhaps, my previous life, but I really feel very awkward using copyright material in such a way as to possibly be illegal. I have spoken to teenagers about this and they appear to have no great concept of copy… Continue reading →