Category Archives: Art

This is for all my art related posts

Feeling your age

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Guthlac

One of the things that no one really tells you about aging is that you have to endure the slow destruction of your body in front of your eyes.  Of course many people resort to plastic surgery to try and … Continue reading →

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Language

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Guthlac

I was listening to a fascinating talk on TED the other day about the development of language and how it became a defining feature of being human.  With language you are able to explain things in an abstract form as … Continue reading →

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Blue…Needles Guns and…

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Guthlac

I’m going through a blue period at the moment…the interesting thing about these images that I made another drawing which was trying to be too formal and it didn’t work.  These two were drawn freehand and where much more successful…maybe … Continue reading →

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LIfe and death

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Guthlac

  At the moment we have several known bird’s nests within in the garden at the moment and it a wonder of nature to watch the scramble for life of these creatures.   However, with this gift comes heartache as … Continue reading →

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Freehand

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Guthlac

One of the real joys I find from creating art (what an awful phrase that is!) is just sitting down and drawing freehand.   In the past I used to got really hung up with trying to make an accurate copy … Continue reading →

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Scallywag and the gothic novel

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Guthlac

Creative journeys are strange things.  They have huge twists and turns that aren’t planned, well that is how it seems to me but it may be that I am doing things all wrong.   So yesterday I was feeling quite … Continue reading →

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Picasso’s Friends and other things on the TV

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Guthlac

Spent an enjoyable hour or so watching a bit tele yesterday – then I made some sketches based on what I watched.    

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Red Red Wine

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Guthlac

This old fellow seems to have just a little too much of the vino collapso or maybe it was the port.  

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Killing time…

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Guthlac

  WE’ve all had those moments when we have half hour or so to kill and so we start doodling …

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A freshly fallen silent shroud of ….

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Guthlac

   

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