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

You gotta do what you should…

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Guthlac

  If ever there were two images that show all the things that are wrong with modern art these are they.   This has nothing to do with the with the paintings them self as they some of the most powerful … Continue reading →

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Going around and around…

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Guthlac

There was a time, in the dim and distant past (2013/14) when Brexit and Trump weren’t things I used to swear by an excellent photo app called KitCam.   Unfortunately, this app is no longer available for the iPhone and I’ve … Continue reading →

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There be dragons….

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Guthlac

After spending an excellent day in north London we found ourselves in trees of the Ashridge Estate, Hertfordshire.   This may well mean nothing to an awful lot of people – it didn’t to me until today.   However, many millions of … Continue reading →

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Jessica’s Girl is all grown up…

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Guthlac

An interesting painting experiment.

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On top of the world…

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Guthlac

In the great scheme of things the hill isn’t that high but as with most things context if king.  From the top of the hill you can see for miles around and on a late summer afternoon, with a gentle … Continue reading →

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Learning on the go….

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Guthlac

As I have bitched about in the past few weeks I have been trying to sort out my aging iMac to try and ring just a bit more life out of it before I have to bite the bullet and … Continue reading →

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Clearing up…

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Guthlac

  For a series of complicated interconnected reasons I have been wading through my back catalogue over the past few days.   As I did that I have found a few images that I thought worth giving a breath of freash … Continue reading →

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Jessica and running out of RAM…

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Guthlac

I have an ancient iMac that helps me produce all my digital output and just recently it has started to run out of puff when working with some of the very large files and new software.   In a very real … Continue reading →

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Eastern Boys and…

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Guthlac

Jessie’s Girl?

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Banging a Fan Boy Drum…

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Guthlac

I’m afraid I’ve become a particular kind of bore – an Apple Fanboy.   I can’t help myself when I see the quality of the images that the latest iPhone helps create.   These were taken yesterday at the Pia Camil exhibition at … Continue reading →

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