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Posted on December 6, 2015 by Guthlac

Boxing - George Bellows

With apologies to the late George Bellows

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Abracadabra

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Guthlac

Angry

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Three women on a night out

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Guthlac

Macbeth Witches on a Night Out

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Winter No. 03

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Guthlac

Sculpture No 001 Sculpture No 002

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Winter No. 02

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Guthlac

Emley Moor from Wakefield Moon Weir

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Autumn Postscript No. 01

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Guthlac

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So now comes the really difficult part of the project – editing the images so that fit into some  sense so that I can put them into a book.  Then all I’ve got to do is write the intro essay…no problems then!

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Winter No. 01

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Guthlac

Winter cloud 001 Winter cloud 002 Winter cloud 003

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Watching Rembrandt

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Guthlac

Rembrandt sketch No 02 Rembrandt sketch

 

Whilst watching the excellent second Exhibition on Screen documentary about Rembrandt I found myself making a few ink sketches.  I know this is crazy but I deliberately avoided the exhibition myself as these mega shows tend to be  a huge bun fight with little or no chance to engage with the works themselves.  It is far better to wait and find the selected works for yourself when they are back at their institution.  A great example of this is the half hour or so I spent with the Rembrandt’s at the Scottish National Gallery almost on my own.  Of course I am fortunate enough to be able to do this but I think it is worth the effort – and money.

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Autumn No. 32

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Guthlac

University of Nottingham

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Far beyond the dead horizon

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Guthlac

Elisabeth Frink Hog Lectern

AS I was sketching in the excellent Elisabeth Frink exhibition at the Lakeside Art Centre this morning a thought struck me – just how autobiographical is art?   The reason why I ask this question is that up until today I hadn’t realised that all of Frink’s sculptures were in some ways self portraits of the artist herself.  I am sure this is hardly revelatory as no doubt there is a PhD thesis gathering dust  somewhere that explores this exact point.  Still it is new to me which is one of the reasons why I go to exhibitions.

Anyone who has ever had to move complicated items will appreciate the short video put together by the gallery.   It was clearly a close run thing.

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