Author Archives: Guthlac

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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

I keep missing this photo….

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Guthlac

I really don’t know why but I keep missing this image from my recent trip to London…strange isn’t it?

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Suffering for my art….

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Guthlac

  Joy of joys the pollen count is through the roof!   Breakout the asthma inhaler.  (I was going to say on steroids but of course the inhaler is a steroid so durrr!) .  The reason for all this suffering is … Continue reading →

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Oh what a beautiful morning….

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Guthlac

Not quite Oklahoma but it was nice to get out at dawn and take in the fresh air as the past few days have been grey overcast dawns. There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow…indeed there was

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The Picture is Incomplete….

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Guthlac

Flat day dawn….so much for photography…time to draw…

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Lacking Anima…

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Guthlac

Anima… noun PSYCHOANALYSIS noun: anima; plural noun: animas 1. (in Jungian psychology) the feminine part of a man’s personality. 2. the part of the psyche which is directed inwards, in touch with the subconscious. “persona and anima switch roles and … Continue reading →

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How dare the Brits do something so stupid?….Post Script

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Guthlac

It is sometimes very difficult to define what being British means:   Do you have to be English, Welsh or even Irish to be British?   It’s is very unsatisfactory. The answer to that question is of course Yes. Don’t believe me?  … Continue reading →

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How dare the Brits do something so stupid?….Pt 2

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Guthlac

Yesterday I wrote a piece about Brexit and Ireland – nothing new there – and how the political class in the Republic of Ireland, as represented by the Irish Times podcast Inside Politics, are starting to realise that for all … Continue reading →

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How dare the Brits do something so stupid?….

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Guthlac

The Irish Times podcast Inside Politics is always entertaining as well as being informative.   Since I started listening I have brushed up on my understanding of the Republic of Ireland political landscape and the one thing that has struck me … Continue reading →

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Street Life…

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Guthlac

  After bitching about the inadequacies of the iPhone I thought it might be useful to back this up with one or two images I have made over the years of the street life on the streets of London. Pulling … Continue reading →

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Falling out of Love….

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Guthlac

One or two of the people that might have been following this blog for sometime now will know that I have always loved using my iPhone, whichever I might own at the time, as a street photography camera.  Well after … Continue reading →

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