Category Archives: drawing

How big how blue

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Guthlac

Time just to catch up with what I’ve been creating over the past few days, from finding images on my iPhone I hadn’t worked on to a 40 minute sketch this morning via my new project, make a drawing at … Continue reading →

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I changed this one when….

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Guthlac

A quick sketch whilst waiting for my evening meal….

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Relight my fire….

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Guthlac

 

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Blue Monday

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Guthlac

So here we go again..its a bank holiday (public holiday).  There was a time when that meant a nice bonus in next months pay or another day off.  Now it is just another day.  Actually that isn’t true really but … Continue reading →

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16 years ago

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Guthlac

If I die before I wake…the first line of the lyrics of a Heaven is a halfpipe which I haven’t heard in years.  I have just Googled it and it seems that this was a hit of sorts in 2000, 16 … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Sketching

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Guthlac

Over the weekend there was a whole lot of hot air and guff raised about the ban on sketching in a recent V&A exhibition.  Now there are arguments on both sides but the truth is that one of the reasons … Continue reading →

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The first to last

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Guthlac

I know this is an almost pointless thing to do but I’m going to do it anyway these two images represent the bookends to one months output using the Apple Pencil and Procreate.  This is grossly distorted on one level … Continue reading →

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We can do the tango just for you…

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Guthlac

Many years ago I was taught about amplification circles which, and I guess this should come as no surprise means something completely different today than when I was taught about them – well at least according to Google.   Back … Continue reading →

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The sky is dark, the winter cold

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Guthlac

There is a certain thrill we all get when something works out better than you had hoped….so it is with these drawings.  They are based on paintings by Anders Zorn, a Swedish painter who can be best described as John … Continue reading →

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Please bring me my wine

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Guthlac

Sometimes you beat the bear and sometimes the bear beats you…that just about seems to have summed up my life this week.  The one thing that it has brought into much clearer perspective some thoughts I have had for sometime … Continue reading →

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