Category Archives: General

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

I’ll never let go

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Guthlac

I suspect it may well be a product of getting old but another visit to the dentist has meant more root canal surgery plus a big dent in the bank balance!  Not sure which is more painful – ha ha. … Continue reading →

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Lady Madonna

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Guthlac

  Just a few more doodles – this is a really interesting development to try and incorporate in the drawings/paintings I make.   Lady Madonna…baby at your breast    

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For Daisy

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Guthlac

  Yesterday I bought some very interesting Liquitex paint marker pens and this morning I thought I would give them a bit of a run out and I have to say they do seem to be interesting.  

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Belfast Hornpipe – compare and contrast

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Guthlac

Light is such a wonderful thing.  It allows the photographer to change change the mood at a stroke.  However, Photoshop also allows this and when the two are combined then the opportunities are endless. So I give you two views … Continue reading →

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Now we are free

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Guthlac

I believe technically when you create an image with oil pastels then it is classed as a painting as opposed to a drawing.  So this morning I was at my art class and created this portrait.  The tryptic shows the … Continue reading →

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Concerning Reality

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Guthlac

Not too long ago I was a wildlife photographer and the one golden rule was …it must be real…  There must be no faking – colour balance and saturation were about the only things you could change.  As I progressed … Continue reading →

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Day by the Sea

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Guthlac

Promise of a nice day – new car what better than to go for a day out at the coast.  It turned out that the weather was even better than expected and we had a great time walking along the … Continue reading →

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Something strange happened the other day

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Guthlac

  I started a new short course at my local art centre the other week and something strange seems to have happened – I’m moving away from figurative to the more abstract…I wonder where that came from?    

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Vote Molly… you know it makes sense

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Guthlac

From time to time I stop up late and watch the weekly political show This Week.   Last night was the first time I saw the wonderful political operator in the flesh – Miss Molly, Andrew Neil’s dog.   From … Continue reading →

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John Piper and Coventry Cathedral

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Guthlac

   

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