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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 think that’s about it…

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Guthlac

There reaches a point in any painting that you can’t take it any further.   Many times the whole thing has collapsed under weight of the decisions made during the creation of the work.  Other times you just know enough is … Continue reading →

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Not a bad start to the month…

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Guthlac

The latest painting I’m working on…December is only 6 hours 36 minutes where I am when writing this but thanks to the joys of insomnia I have been able to really start to work on this painting.

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Goodbye to another autumn…

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Guthlac

Well that was the autumn that was.   For me autumn ends on the last day of November so I spent this afternoon trying to capture a few images to celebrate(?) the end of another autumn.   Now for the hard grind … Continue reading →

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Variation on a theme…

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Guthlac

A long long time ago when Lotus 1-2-3 was a thing I bought myself a copy of the then cutting edge graphics package Corel Draw, I’m not sure whether it was 3 or 4.   It came with a CD disk … Continue reading →

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We climb onto the roof…

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Guthlac

The first beautiful frosty dawn this morning and was stuck in doors.   I could have risked things but I am just getting over a cold so discretion was best.   Instead I made this graphic novel John.C.Reilly drawing.   Not the worst … Continue reading →

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The latest book…

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Guthlac

  So I’ve just published my latest book – The first ten thousand.   It contains 52 images from the first 10,000 images I captured with my A7 Mk.2.   Not bad going seeing as I have a heavy cold at the … Continue reading →

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It’s been a while…

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Guthlac

Brexit oh Brexit. Some time ago I decided not to comment on the current political situation here in Britain and especially Brexit – actually there is no other political situation apart from crime rates, poverty levels, government indebtedness, NHS funding … Continue reading →

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Learning an old curve….

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Guthlac

  So the reeducation continues as I slowly learn what I can and can’t achieve with the nifty fifty.  Teaching an old dog old tricks that it had forgotten so many years ago!

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Nifty Fifty…

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Guthlac

Well I’ve gone all retro or retrograde – only time will tell.   I’ve just bought myself a 50mm f1.8 lens.   It is the first time I’ve owned such a creature for the best part of 40 years.   I took it … Continue reading →

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End of the world as we know it….

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Guthlac

  So we’re off to the races.  The draft Brexit agreement has now seen the light of day and it seems to have upset everyone (except Theresa May one assumes!)  Will it pass muster?  I haven’t got the first clue … Continue reading →

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