Category Archives: General

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

Thoughts on Flooding 2

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Guthlac

Twenty four hours on and there seems to be a split appearing in the media coverage.  Some papers are no longer leading on the ‘disaster’ but rather are starting to get some perspective on the whole thing.  They have started … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Floods

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Guthlac

Over the past few days the news has been dominated by problems caused by the floods.  We have had our screens filled with people suffering and trying to make sense of what has happened.  Some have wanted someone to blame, … Continue reading →

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Power Cut 3

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Guthlac

The power is back on and so we can rejoin the 21st century! How have I been able to survive the 1 hour 20 minutes without power is beyond me! I’m such a hero.

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Power Cut! No 2

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Guthlac

One of the continuing conversations my friends and I have when we go down the pub is about Internet Service Providers… my how we pass the hours debating the finer points of which provider actually comes closest to the claimed … Continue reading →

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Power cut !

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Guthlac

It has been 5 months since our last power cut but here we go again! At least we now know who to ring etc. No broadband just 3G….how will I cope?

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Understanding

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Guthlac

One of the joys one gets from trying to make a copy, however flawed, of a great work of art is an understanding of how the paintings was made, the artists use of colour and above all else the talent … Continue reading →

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Proportions, proportions

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Guthlac

The curse of anyone who has tried to make a painting r drawing of a person…you need to get the proportions right and at the moment I’m not there yet. Obviously an awful lot of work still to do. Simon … Continue reading →

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Bucket list painting

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Guthlac

One of the greatest painters, well at least in my opinion, is John Singer Sargent. I have had the privilege to see a number of his works and every time I do I find myself wanting more. Unfortunately as I’m … Continue reading →

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Full Disclosure

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Guthlac

Some times when I visit an exhibition I find myself totally stumped as to what exactly I’m supposed to be seeing.  This was the experience I had with the Malcolm Morley show at the Ashmolean in Oxford yesterday.   I … Continue reading →

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New Shoes

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Guthlac

Time waits for no one…2013 is no longer with us so it is time for me to start thinking about my next yearbook…This is will be my fourth or is it fifth I can’t recall and it is a really … Continue reading →

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