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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

Frank Skinner

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Guthlac

A bit of fun – a combination of real world drawing and brushes – I like this.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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SONY NEX 5N – an unwitting tribute to Steve Jobs

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Guthlac

In one of those strange juxta positions that history throws up I received my new Sony NEX5N camera on the day that it was announced that Steve Jobs died. On the face of it there would appear to be no connection but to me the user of the camera and… Continue reading →

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Sony NEX5N ((Tags:Sony, NEX5N, Camera,examples))

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Guthlac

Well my new camera arrived this morning. Over the past few months I have become more and more disillusioned with the whole DSLR approach to photography. This was driven by my exploration of iphoneography, which interestingly has abated now that I … Continue reading →

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How smartphones are changing digital photography: Digital Photography Review

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Guthlac

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9890146101/how-smartphones-are-changing-digi… I suppose it is nice to be in a very small way part of a new trend in photography. Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Amazon???s Kindle Fire: A tablet… (thenextweb.com).

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Guthlac

This is an interesting comparison between the the iPad and the Kindle. I guess the killer app with all these things is iTunes / Amazon. This means seamless shopping – especially as they are now enveloping cloud computing. Can’t wait to see what th… Continue reading →

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Work in progress

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Guthlac

I’m taking a breather from my latest drawing of the latest model at the portrait drawing course I am attending. I find the conditions in the classroom less than conducive to producing my best work – too many people and interruptions and if truth b… Continue reading →

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Drawing a nose ((Tags: Nose,Drawing,Portrait))

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Guthlac

one of the reasons I make these photographs of drawings is to try and learn from them. I once was Peter Hewson examine his work in a mirror because he says that is the only way to notice any problems and for me that is true with the photo. In this… Continue reading →

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Another Version

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Guthlac

Here’s one I made earlier – this one is more of a likeness I suppose.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Book Published

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Guthlac

A day late but I have now published my latest book. If you wish to view it then go to:http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/2004849/2f1f67de3a042317ae788b1a825fd7f2ac07873f Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.ukBlog: http://simonmarch… Continue reading →

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I ain’t no Einstein

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Guthlac

Over the past few weeks I have become more interested in tone rather than likeness. I have been told many times that the mind creates an image and in many ways the more you leave out the better for the mind. So I have been looking at shapes and to… Continue reading →

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