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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

Elephant

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Guthlac

I have started to move out of the pencil drawing to more expressive colour – in this case oil pastels and Promarker. These are bold first steps – whether they are in the right direction only time will tell. Simon Marchini LRPSWeb: http://WWW.simon… Continue reading →

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MA x

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Guthlac

I had an enjoyable time yesterday meeting up with old colleagues from the MA course. I attended their end of course exhibition called MA X. It was fascinating to see the different approaches and photographs. I wish them all well with their future … Continue reading →

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Castles of Tomasatia

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Guthlac

Oh how innocent I can be. Up until a few moments ago I had no idea that Tomasatia was some form of disease that effects women. I was going to write about a Ruritanian idol with abandoned and decaying castles dotted through out the hills and vales…. Continue reading →

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Another penicillin moment

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Guthlac

Fleming was supposed to have discovered penicillin by accident and I discovered this by accident as well. This is the reverse of the Gaga experiment and I have to say it really is interesting. I have reworked it slightly using Photoshop on my iPad… Continue reading →

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Trying out new ideas

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Guthlac

I bought myself some pro marker pens yesterday just to see they are like to work with. It is far far too early to say, this is a combination of a lack of time and technique, but the early indications are that they do give a picture an interesting … Continue reading →

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A lot of Fry and a bit of Laurie

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I have just finished listening to the latest instalment of Stephen Fry’s autobiography. What a bastard! This is no reflection on the audio book – more of this in a moment. No the reason for the profanity is because he ends the book on a cliff… Continue reading →

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My photography is changing – different subjects and approach

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Guthlac

Ever since I decide to try and learn to draw my photography has taken a back seat. All that expensively gathered equipment is starting to gather dust. Is this a good thing? Well at the moment I just don’t have the inclination to get out there and … Continue reading →

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Better Proportions

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Guthlac

More blood sweet and just a few tears. Ok so this was over the top but I did go back and try again to get the proportions right and thankfully the next drawing was whole lot better. Far from perfect but much better. All in all not a bad days work…. Continue reading →

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Long noses and proportions – always bloody proportions

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Guthlac

I am getting things out of all proportion. This nothing new for me – well yes it is actually. Instead of crashing into a pit of melancholia brought on by the afore mentioned proportionality I am, in,fact, talking about my drawing.Over the past few… Continue reading →

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Proportions

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I had my first art class on Friday. It was an interesting session, getting to know one another, starting to work through the exercise and so on. The first session was about proportions and we had draw a large metal jug. The session must have … Continue reading →

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