Category Archives: drawing

Conkers shining on the road

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Guthlac

So that was Storm Angus, the first winter storm of the season.   Thankfully for us in fly over country things don’t seem to have been too bad with most of the action happening elsewhere.

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All Alone

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Guthlac

Two things happened this week that really proved that the world has moved on.   The first was the first speech that Hillary Clinton made after her defeat.   I haven’t got a clue what she was saying but she … Continue reading →

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Perfect Illusion

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Guthlac

I have been watching the excellent series The Crown on Netflix which, for those of you how might be aware, documents the first few years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth 2nd.   Perhaps it should have been called the … Continue reading →

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Old Man Look at My Eyes

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Guthlac

24 hours on I think the person who appears to be most surprised by his victory is probably Donald Trump.  I suspect I am reading far too much into his acceptance speech but I got the impression that enormity of … Continue reading →

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Movin’ On

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Guthlac

The realisation that you can only move forward through time rather than backwards and when you do try to relive things from the past never really works has given me certain amount of clarity.     Move on don’t keep … Continue reading →

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Oh it’s a Perfect Illusion

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Guthlac

Never give up…never give in! Galaxy Quest

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Okay so you’re…

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Guthlac

As with my photography Yorkshire enabled me to make a mixed bag of drawings/sketches.

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Little Green

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Guthlac

As I write this Raiders of the Lost Ark is playing on iTunes, I’m not sure why I started with that but it somehow seemed appropriate or maybe Back to the Future would be even more so.   I am … Continue reading →

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Five, Ten, Fifteen…

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Guthlac

I ran a little experiment, and those of you who have life drawing lessons will recognise it, I made three drawings of 5, 10 and 15 minutes duration.  The results were predictable but also fascinating to see just what can … Continue reading →

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Pain and Regret

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Guthlac

A couple of weeks ago my good friend and I had a long(ish) debate about the likeness of George Harrison statue on the Liverpool pierhead.  The statue is part of the Fab Four statue and I maintained that they all … Continue reading →

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