Author Archives: Guthlac

Oh but don’t you wish they had done! No, Samsung did not try to pay Apple its $1bn fine in nickelshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/aug/29/apple-samsung-trucks-nickels-fake — Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available … Continue reading →

Whilst thinking about the use of colour, especially watercolour, within my work I knocked this little sketch up. I deliberately resisted the temptation to apply any colour, although I did put a very slight blue tint on during the processing so per… Continue reading →

Over the past few days I have really started to enjoy using watercolour. Every drawing I make now has to have a watercolour wash applied. Now I am sure when I look back at this in a few months time it will seem a little over the top but one has to… Continue reading →

Just been playing around with the Green Man sketch in Photoshop and came up with the this.Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk Continue reading →

The Green Man is an ancient icon from prehistory. The exact meaning is somewhat obscure but it is believed to represent spring, fertility or rebirth. It can be seen in numerous old churches in Britain and across western europe. As to whether it re… Continue reading →

So let’s guess what Cameron will do…listen to people who know what they are talking about or not….you fill in which one is which. Ex-MI5 chief urges Cameron to defy party on European Union crime policieshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/26… Continue reading →

Before I start let me make one thing clear, this is not meant as a reflection on the people who suffer from Bi Polar disorder but rather a title that came into my head when I saw how this drawing has turned out. So why Bi Polar? Well, to answer th… Continue reading →

Day one is now complete and the whole thing went better than expected. I think the main reason for this is that I stuck to my plans, such as they were, and actually painted for myself in the session in the studio. I set myself the goal of getting … Continue reading →

So the next thing in the plan is to just warm drawing a nude woman. I have no idea what pose the tutor will select so the only thing I can do is warm drawing a generic nude woman pose. This is the warm and so should be treated as nothing more than… Continue reading →

I came across this artist on Flickr and I found his work really quite bizarre and at the same time interesting. http://ottomagus.tumblr.com/I found him at the Art in the UK group page – well worth checking out.http://www.flickr.com/groups/uk_art_a… Continue reading →