Category Archives: Art

This is for all my art related posts

New Year…

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Guthlac

Tis the season for new beginnings or so we are told. Actually New Year, as we celebrate it [spoiler alert: I don’t] is a modern confection. There is nothing significant about the change between 31st of December to the 1st … Continue reading →

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Housebound…

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Guthlac

I am the first to admit that I am one of the world’s worst patients. I am semi house bound at the moment. I spend a significant amount of my time with my leg resting on a stool. It is … Continue reading →

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They Would Say That…

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Guthlac

The nights are drawing and so I spend my evenings listening to the TV whilst concentrating on the digital art I’m producing. Useful use of my time? Don’t care. I enjoy the process and am happy with the results.

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I Wish Those Days….

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Guthlac

Well thank you Storm Boris – you wet me well! Talking about Storm Boris I understand the other Boris is flogging his new book by giving a talk together with Waterstones at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Now seeing as this … Continue reading →

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One More Day…

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Guthlac

Only one more full day of my self imposed seclusion. Hurrah! I have used the time well I think having pulled together my yearbook for 2023. What I didn’t notice until after finishing the book and sending it to the … Continue reading →

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Housebound…

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Guthlac

I’m sort of housebound for the next week which gives me time to pull together my 2023 Yearbook. Will I manage it? I’ll let you know next Thursday. Note from Editor: I tried the WordPress AI generated titles: way too … Continue reading →

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A Red Rose In…

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Guthlac

Artwork from whilst the builders smashed and reworked the house about. Thankfully the builders have mostly finished, snagging – what a horrible word – and we are slowly getting used to our new reshaped house. Now the builders we employed … Continue reading →

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I don’t Know What Will Happen…

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Guthlac

Should any US citizen ever come to read this they would rightly ask the question ‘what the hell does a Brit know about US Politics?’ And they would be right – up to a point. That point I suspect is … Continue reading →

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Oh dear..that was a shame…

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Guthlac

I have just finished watching the latest Star Wars TV series ‘The Acolyte‘ and I have to say it really didn’t work for me. This is a shame because I wanted it work but it didn’t. Now of course I … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Guthlac

If you are eligible to vote today then…

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