Category Archives: Art

This is for all my art related posts

And the Walls Kept Tumbling Down…

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Guthlac

Standing at the top of the ridge upon which Knaptoft stands you did get a feeling that you are looking out on a very green and pleasant land. This is of course is true right upto the point it is … Continue reading →

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Aging Rock Star…

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Guthlac

One of the many signs that age is catching up on you is when you visit a statue that memorialise something or someone from your formative period and you appear to be the only one who notices. Yesterday we visited … Continue reading →

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Found this Old App…

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Guthlac

Now I am sure there are far better word art apps out there but I don’t own them. However, I do own WordFoto. It has been sitting on my iPad unused and uninstalled for years. To my great surprise it … Continue reading →

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We’ve Come a Long Long Way Together…

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Guthlac

I had a conversation the other day with a friend about how, it really doesn’t seem that long ago, our current age seemed, to us, very old. Now I’m not so sure or am I? Oh life is so confusing … Continue reading →

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Thanks for all the fish…

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Guthlac

So is Ahsoka any good? Well according to many diehard supporters it is. They luxuriate in all the whooshing of lightsabers and its continuance of the the Clone Wars, or is it Rebels (?), storyline. For someone who has not … Continue reading →

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Not Much on the Tele…

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Guthlac

It is one of the more nonsensical things about modern life. So much TV – nothing to watch. 3 channels and only one TV in a house – always something to watch (I suspect someone has been sniffing at the … Continue reading →

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Uncle Tedward….

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Guthlac

I’m relistening to The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry and this inspired the sketch above. The book is about a fallen poet, Ted Wallace, who is sent on quest by his goddaughter at the grand country house of his oldest friend. … Continue reading →

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Little by Little….

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Guthlac

For whatever reason I have created more and more art in the digital realm whilst making fewer drawings in the real world. I think it is about time that I changed that just a little. I made this sketch of … Continue reading →

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A Football Fan?…

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Guthlac

What does it mean to be a football fan? Nowadays it is really not that clear. Am I a football fan? I really don’t know. What I do know is that when 4:45pm comes around on Saturday (I know football … Continue reading →

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Will they Lose?….

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Guthlac

So will the Tories lose all three of the upcoming by elections? I don’t know but that is not going to stop me speculating! Uxbridge and South Ruislip Chance of Conservatives losing: 90% What more can be said about Alexander … Continue reading →

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