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Making a mess

Well I am still feeling a bit under the weather….now I am getting dizzy spells – deep joy! Anyway it has given me a chance to experiment with soft pastels. I tried this in the early part of the year and made a real mess of things, both artistica… Continue reading

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Muppets and Frank

I was watching this and noticed that the banner ad from YouTube/Google was from Frank, the drugs abuse counselling service…is there a connection?Simon Marchini Continue reading

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Making Progress No 2

These are final drawings from the first and last session of the life drawing course and this really does show the problems at measuring progress in an artistic endeavour. The drawing on the left has a number of faults but has an interest due to it… Continue reading

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Measuring Progress No 1

This is the first of two images that try and record the progress I have made during a five week life drawing class. As with all things artistic progress is a very wooly concept open to interpretation, personal taste and experience. The drawing ses… Continue reading

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"Tight schedule" forced ban on DSLRs, says London Transport Museum [update] – British Journal of Photography

This must go under the…’I just don’t believe it…’ http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2130486/-tight-… Sent from my iPad Continue reading

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The Cafe – Sky1 HD

This is just a wonderfully underplayed series where not a great deal happens yet the characters are so well observed that you can’t wait for the next episode. http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/the-cafe Sent from my iPad Continue reading

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Now I’ve got a cold

Oh it never rains until it pours – I think I’ve got a cold. Actually I suspect it is a variation of the bug/virus thing I have been suffering from over the past few weeks. So I’m spending my time messing around with Brushes…here’s my latest mess… Continue reading

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An exhausted drawing

I knocked this up after a long day driving…I was knackered.Sent from my iPad Continue reading

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Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell jing

The view from the restaurant …10 minutes ago this was almost a white out. Going south in a couple of hours – makes me feel like a snow goose.I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.posterous.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk… Continue reading

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Sir Thomas Moore

Copying a master does help you to understand his genius. So it is with this weak approximation of Holbein’s drawing of Sir Thomas Moore. It is based on the original I saw at the Holyrood exhibition this afternoon…well worth a trip to Edinburgh j… Continue reading

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