Category Archives: General

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

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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John Piper and Liverpool Cathedral

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Guthlac

Every now and then one find something on the internet that is very very special.  The discovery of this film is one of those times for me.  I remember seeing this as a young  boy in the 1960’s and it … Continue reading →

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Thor

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Guthlac

I had a really enjoyable time yesterday watching the latest instalment of Thor.   The added element in all this that I actually visited the set of the grand finale at Greenwich in December 2012 – although I didn’t know it … Continue reading →

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Perhaps spring is on its way

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Guthlac

Strolling around the garden this afternoon it felt that spring was here…however you have to remind yourself that it is still February and we can still have a cold snap…just like last year. Nevertheless it is nice to have some … Continue reading →

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Watching Hopper

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Guthlac

Several weeks ago I recorded a rather good documentary on the life and works of Edward Hopper. As I was getting my hair trimmed this morning I watched the documentary again and the imagery stuck in my mind. As I … Continue reading →

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Graffiti and the joys of growing old

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Guthlac

  A young friend of mine asked me the other day if I had any graffiti images and I immeadiatly said ‘…yes, yes of course I have… ‘   However, when I checked my system I discovered to my horror … Continue reading →

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