Author Archives: Guthlac

Well I feel I have taken this as far as I can and as a first attempt at an academic drawing I am quite please with this.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

By posting this series it gives me chance to step back and reflect on the work and to assess where to go next. So far so good.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I picked up a wonderful catalogue of a 1991 exhibition called ‘The Artist’s Model ~ its role in British Art from Lely to Etty’. The book contains numerous prints of drawings made by artists of this period of the human form, either … Continue reading →

This one of the many incredible drawings created by Mark Powell. The photo stream is well worth checking out Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

One of my all time favourite photographers is Irvin Penn – it is impossible for me to put in words the power of his imagery – so I decided to try and express my appreciation by attempting tp produce a similar work as a drawing – Al Pacino as Lord … Continue reading →

Interesting work Illustrations Inspired by Movieshttp://www.cruzine.com/2012/05/03/illustrations-inspired-movies/ — Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store.www.zite.comSent from my iPad Continue reading →

Those were the days….actually I think that some of the drawings give a better sense of the gravitas than many of the photographs of the era. Perhaps this should be considered in the future….everything doesn’t have robe a digital capture! VISUA… Continue reading →

Scanning through the paper this morning an idea struck me – why not make a joint sketch of Capello and Hodgson together. The Capello sketch works but I am not at all sure about the Hodgson. Hay ho.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

Well wonders alive – I have made a new photograph. The actual images that were used for this composite were captured in May 2011 and it has taken me this long to get round to making the photograph they were intended for. This is part of the proces… Continue reading →

I, like numerous people before, are having some building work done. On the whole the work is progressing well and seems to be of a really good standard. However, there is one aspect that is making me scream – the skip. The skip is sitting in our d… Continue reading →