Author Archives: Guthlac

Of course it is impossible to say for certain from the Internet but in principle the photographs in the Australian version of the portrait prize are of a higher standard than the British. I wonder why that is? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/… Continue reading →

This was a drawing that really got away from me, which at one point was really annoying then I just went with the flow and just enjoyed creating this Mad Manesque image. Sometimes I think you have to remember that this is supposed to be enjoyable … Continue reading →

Day two of the Monroe exploration and I seem to be going in a totally different direction – a bit more Frank Auerbach (only a bit). Again the question is it a likeness, I am not sure but then again I really don’t know what a likeness of Monroe sho… Continue reading →

Now I wonder if this the camera used to capture the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing? This Old US Army Camera Had a 100-Inch Infrared Lens and Required a Spotterhttp://www.petapixel.com/2012/09/14/this-old-us-army-camera-had-a-100-inch-infrared-len… Continue reading →

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Now I know she was only 36 when she died, my god 36 and it is 50 years since she died and yet here she is probably more powerful than she ever was! Anyway as I was drawing this I suddenly realised that this might have been how she might have looke… Continue reading →

My friend’s daughter has asked to make a drawing of Marylyn Monroe as a birthday present and so this morning I started searching for Monroe and it soon became apparent there is no true image of the late star. Every photograph is a manipulation of … Continue reading →

So much for burying him at Leicester Cathedral which is just spitting distance from where the remains were discovered. But the reality is that if this is Richard 3rd, and I think that is still a huge if, then he should be buried with all honours o… Continue reading →

So the latest iPhone has arrived and Apple has maintained their tradition of making things a little better but no great earth shakers. Of course Apple will argue that the all new iPhone 5 is the most important phone they have ever made which of co… Continue reading →