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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

Frustration

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Guthlac

This was the third drawing I made at my life drawing class – hence the no. 3 and it was created from a sense of deep frustration. I don’t know why but I started the session with no real energy and this was revealed in the drawings No. 1 & 2. By th… Continue reading →

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Nick Nolte

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Guthlac

JJust warming up for the life drawing class this evening with a sketch of Bruce Banner’s father.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nicole Kidman

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Guthlac

This represents something of a triumph for me. I have managed to produce something approaching a likeness of Nicole Kidman! I don’t know why but I seem to struggle with beautiful women – I just don’t seem to be able to make the leap from sort of l… Continue reading →

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Tron

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Guthlac

So what exactly is this? Well it is a digital image of a real world drawing manipulated in the virtual world to produce something that could be mistaken as a photograph. This is somewhat apt as it is based on a character from the film Tron Legacy … Continue reading →

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Oil Pastel Sketch

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Guthlac

This is the next stage in the oil pastel experiment. I have finished the sketch and now worked on the drawing in Brushes. This has allowed me to see how I might wish to enhance the colours in the real world when I try again. As with all experiment… Continue reading →

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Life Drawing Class

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Guthlac

Week two of the life drawing class and I must say it is worth every penny. There is no substitute for drawing real people in the flesh for really helping you to develop as an artist.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Messing about with oils

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Guthlac

This is a bit of an experiment and in truth the title is a bit misleading, but it was made using oils, in this case oil pastels. This was the first attempt for a much larger drawing/painting I am going to do on Monday. As with all experiments some… Continue reading →

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Brushes Painting

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Guthlac

Still experimenting with the best way use Brushes…which is strange as I have had the program on my iPad almost from the start! Such is the way life works out.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nude

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Guthlac

Messing about with charcoal this afternoon with David Bowie playing in the headphones – bliss.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 →

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Weather

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Guthlac

Now I know you should not mix weather with climate change but I have started to wonder if we are starting to see something seriously going wrong. It is now mid November when there should have been frosts and rain and yet we have had none. As I wri… Continue reading →

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