Category Archives: Procreate

Contemplating the Nothingness…

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Guthlac

So the snow has gone but I’m stuck in and around the house. Yes I’ve had my first jab and so this is the first step to something approaching a return to freedom but nonetheless I am not convinced we’ll … Continue reading →

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Cold Toes…

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Guthlac

Beautiful, beautiful light streamed in through the window this morning. Did it tempts me outside? Not a chance – it’s minus 3 degrees C outside and I’ve had my fill of cold toes for the time being. So instead I … Continue reading →

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The Madness Continues…

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Guthlac

So another ‘mould breaking‘ camera, the Sony Alpha 1, has just been announced and the talking heads are disgorging their views on something they know nothing more about than we simple folk whose clicks they are desperate to harvest. It … Continue reading →

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Covid Confinement…

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Guthlac

And so things drag on. Winter has provided a covering of snow and the sky is a foggy grey. The depths of January – possibly the bluest month of the year – can be felt in everything. Add onto this … Continue reading →

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It Never Ends…

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Guthlac

A good number of years ago I learnt a very valuable lesson. None of us are irreplaceable. Some of us are more talented in one form of human endeavour than most of the rest of us but we all have … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic Remainer….

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Guthlac

One of the joys of being laid up for a few days with a bad cold (no it isn’t covid as I have. none of the symptoms – I just like I had a cold – there is a difference) … Continue reading →

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Boredom or Limitation?…

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Guthlac

I reach a point with any art work where I feel enough is enough…I just can’t do anymore. Now I’m unsure whether that is a realistic appraisal of my talent or that after a while I just get bored of … Continue reading →

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A Day in Politics

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Guthlac

So it seems you can be as borish as you like in British politics and so long as you didn’t intend to be borish then that is fine. Such are the looking glass world standards of the Boris Johnson government … Continue reading →

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You really can’t make these things up….

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Guthlac

It is really hard to put into words just what a shambles the Boris Johnson government has been – you really can’t. So instead lets us all reflect for a moment that he has been required to self isolate because … Continue reading →

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The Crown….

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Guthlac

The first episode of the new season of The Crown has rekindled the mixed feelings about The Crown I first felt with the Aberfan episode from last season’s run. This year it deals with parts of modern history that I, … Continue reading →

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