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

Creative unconformity….

A few days work.

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Let the Games Begin…

  If it’s Monday then it must be art class.  I missed the last one due to a cold and so it was with renewed vigor I attacked today’s sitting.  I have to say that now that the paint has … Continue reading

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Here comes the sun….

  Out in the Ironstone country again.   Last night I was comparing the images I made this time last year for this project and those I made yesterday and I think that there is one significant difference.  Last year the … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts…

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  Over the weekend I had a problem with my Broadband – which Virgin Media promptly fixed but forgot to tell me.   However alls well that ends well so lets be thankful for that.   This morning I went a walk … Continue reading

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See the old folks….

  One of the joys(?) of not feeling too well whilst going around an art gallery is that you can just sit and people watch.  This happened to me on Wednesday at Tate Liverpool.   The cold, that I thought I … Continue reading

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Back to the Ironstone…

Cold just about banished it was time to once more enter the freezer of the Ironstone benefice – today I was chasing snowdrops.

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Warm Bum…

  This is going to sound so first world but what the heck.   I have found the perfect pick me up for  cold – heated seats in your car.  This morning I dropped my car off for its service and … Continue reading

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Well that went well….

  New week and an old problem has reappeared – I’ve got another cold.    Cold, of course, is a coverall for some form of viral nastiness that is doing the rounds and if you saw a doctor about such … Continue reading

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Damaged…

When I started to paint this simple sketch this morning I never intended for the woman to look so unhappy – yet here we are a gaze of a life destroyed or lacking any chance of redemption.   Just what has … Continue reading

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