Category Archives: General

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

Cat woman sketch

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Guthlac

Over the past few weeks I’ve been having one or two problems getting the proportions of a human body correct when drawing free hand. I’ve worked out a new technique and I thought I’d try it out a reasonably complicated … Continue reading →

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More looking at Diego Velazquez

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Guthlac

I’ve now decided that Velazquez has risen up my list of greatest painters. I know this is a ridiculous thing to do but in truth we all do it. We can’t help it, it’s what makes us humans – making … Continue reading →

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After Velazquez – Day 2

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Guthlac

Day 2 of this little painting. I had meant to work on this some more last night but I left my iPad at a friends so wasn’t able to do so. In a funny way this helped because I was … Continue reading →

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Problems with Email

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Guthlac

Yet another test of the email system! I have posted to both my Blogger account and WordPress account. The Blogger account seems fine but the WordPress doesn’t seem to have worked so this is a post just to WordPress to … Continue reading →

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After Velazquez

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Guthlac

Had half an hour to kill so I thought I would start on a painting with very restricted colours and hues….this is the result from the Velazquez painting of Woman frying eggs c 1618 Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Nude Woman No 2 – I’ve taken it as far as I can

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Guthlac

There reaches a point in any painting when you can’t take it any further. I think I’ve reached that point with Nude Woman No 2. I’ve included a progress image just to show how the painting evolved over the past … Continue reading →

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Another stab at Calke Abbey

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

In truth there are a number of things not quite right with this photograph – but I quite like it. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Working on the Female Form

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

More work completed on the Nude No2 painting. Still more interested in tonal ranges than detail. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Art Class

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Last night was my weekly art class and this time we had a male model to capture. Now I don’t know if it is just a local thing but we normally have a female model to draw but not last … Continue reading →

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Sex really sells

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

I know I’ve written about this before, and do doubt again, but I’m really amazed as to how you can so easily attract attention to your sight by using sex. yesterday I blogged about a new painting I’m making of … Continue reading →

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