Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

Deeper and Deeper I go

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Guthlac

  So having spent a couple of hours in the studio messing around with ideas around Degas what have I learnt?   At the moment not a great deal however after a period of reflection things may well come into … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Degas

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Guthlac

I’m working on some ballerina thoughts today for a drawing/painting I want to make on Wednesday. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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You heard it here first.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Guthlac

What an outlandish claim and one that is undoubtedly wrong (you can see why I never made a life for myself in tabloid journalism). The source of all this grand chest thumbing is that the Western Isle, Shetland and Orkney … Continue reading →

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Sitting around in a gallery

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Guthlac

One of the great pleasure about visiting a gallery is that one gets the chance just to sit back and make a drawing or sketch or two. Today I went to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and was able … Continue reading →

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Long distance run around

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Guthlac

More experimentation this afternoon . The great thing about trying new things is suddenly new possibilities start to appear. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Aegyptus

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Guthlac

I cant stop myself this morning making sketches of Amenhotep III. Probably only one of them is approaching what I would consider a likeness but that doesn’t matter at the moment – this may well change but for now I’m … Continue reading →

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Preposterous Drawing

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Guthlac

This really is preposterous in so many ways but I really like it…perhaps tomorrow when I look back on this I will wonder what the hell was I thinking. I hope not. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Golden Chain – turn off the light

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Guthlac

  What else do you do when you’ve got a few minutes to spare?  Why not rummage around in the archives and see what you come up with?   Well that is just what I did this afternoon and I … Continue reading →

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Everywhere

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Guthlac

Week 4 of the pastel class  more ideas, more exploration.  One of the great things about any class, that is if they are any good, is that you get the chance to experiment around a theme.   This painting is … Continue reading →

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Everything is Awesome

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Guthlac

So that is that…the problems that have beset the European club rugby are all but sorted out and we can all go back to enjoying the game we love. So says Owen Slot in today’s Times newspaper. In this gushing … Continue reading →

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