Category Archives: General

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

The first thoughts of the morning

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Guthlac

I’ve just read this blog on the ever interesting DPReview website and it has got me thinking. http://connect.dpreview.com/post/6528930817/smartphones-of-the-future?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=generic The whole thrust of the article was hardware based which somewhat misses the point of smartphone photography. It really isn’t about the … Continue reading →

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The search continues

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve been gnawing again. I’ve started to build up a picture from the archaeological records of the probably old road I ‘discovered’ earlier on today – see previous post. It is very early days but there are some very … Continue reading →

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Not quite as planned

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Guthlac

So this afternoon I was gong to do a number of things that, well, didn’t happen. Instead I did make a real life sketch in graphite and then I started to watch one of my favourite films S1mone starring Al … Continue reading →

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One step forward one step back!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Guthlac

For some time I’ve been trying to work out the old transport routes/roads/ways through North East Leicestershire. The reason for this strangely enough has nothing to do with east Leicestershire but actually with west leicestershire – but that is another … Continue reading →

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Springtime in the garden

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Guthlac

Every time I use phrase Spring time I immediately think of the Mel Brooks movie The Producers….’Spring Time for Hitler and Germany…’ I really should have got out more as a teenager! So this morning is another glorious day, the … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Guthlac

At times you have to wonder if we really do have free will or that there is some devine hand guiding what we do. Last week I was studying the iron age salt routes that may have run across south … Continue reading →

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A lovely bank holiday morning

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Guthlac

It’s a wonderful spring day, blue skies,warm breeze and sunshine. It promises to be a great bank holiday( national holiday). I was in Bruges on May 1st, the continental version of this holiday and the weather was great then as … Continue reading →

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Some more images from my cultural trip

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Guthlac

Slowly getting through the back log… Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Am I finished?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Guthlac

I don’t know but then again I’m in good company. Titian was still working on The Death of Actaeon when he died. He’d only been at it for 15 years! So perhaps a day or two to mull over things … Continue reading →

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Painting Skin

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Guthlac

It sounds so easy – skin what is the problem? But skin isn’t an easy subject to capture – even the best computer generated animations can’t get it right. The more you look at skin you realise the less you … Continue reading →

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