Category Archives: General

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

The search continues

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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Am I finished?

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

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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The end of the day

The painting is slowly coming together. Still not sure whether I’ve got any answers yet about the reality question – time will tell. Still a good days work. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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