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

Today Mathew I’ll be called….

  If it’s Monday then it is time for my painting class.   This was my version of Portrait of Juan from Pareja by Diego Velázquez.   As a painting exercise I’m quite pleased with the result but as a copy of the original?  … Continue reading

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Or not to be.

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To Be?

 

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I would like a place I could call my own….

It is January so that means I get my watercolors out…not sure why that is but there does seem some strange correlation.  

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Ley Lines….

A new year – a new course.   Oh the joys of adult education – worn out equipment and cheap materials.   Actually things aren’t as bad as that but it did mean that I was stuck with a drawing board with … Continue reading

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Formidable cool…

  New year new challanges

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No One Knows….

I think I must becoming more bar humbug as a I get older or is it just  that I don’t care anymore who knows what I feel about something or another (My family will probably rightly point out that they … Continue reading

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Pump up the needle…

We are entering the dead time – deep winter – a time when really nothing seems to happen but in fact is some of the most productive of the whole year as few people want to take time off at … Continue reading

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For me and my imagination…

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Non Linear…

  Hope you had a great Christmas – me?  Well Christmas is today, Boxing day, when family visit.   This Christmas was a first of sorts as it was the first non-linear Christmas and so far it has been all the … Continue reading

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