Tag Archives: art

Another Task on the To Do List…

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Guthlac

Another one bites the dust…(1) I’m quite proud of myself. The previous year’s Yearbooks completed before the end of winter. What will I do with myself now? FN (1). Nothing is new. According to Google AI (I’ll let you place … Continue reading →

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C.M.Y.K!!..!!..

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Guthlac

I’m pulling together my annual art/photography yearbooks and I have hit the CMYK problem. I know. I know. Commercial book production uses CMYK printers. Normally this isn’t a problem as I usually use a very restricted sRGB colour space and … Continue reading →

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Hardware or Software ?….

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Guthlac

As the few readers who have paid any attention will know I produce a significant of ‘art’ using an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and app Procreate. One the years I have used this combination to produce some of my better … Continue reading →

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I am an Island…

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Guthlac

If you ever despair about the value of human creativity, take a trip to the latest exhibition at the Djanogly gallery, Nottingham. AI nonsense might produce a tidal wave of slop, but this exhibition restores faith in creativity. (Full disclosure: … Continue reading →

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I’m your Venus…

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Guthlac

Yeah baby..she’s got it… Bananarama Not sure why Bananarama came into my mind when think about our trip yesterday to the Hepworth art gallery at Wakefield? They have. They did. Third gallery visit in as many weeks. Not bad. Now … Continue reading →

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Puzzling Experiment…

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Guthlac

Creating art requires time, patience, and dedication. However, in today’s fast-paced world, many artists struggle to find the time to fully immerse themselves in their creative processes. The demands of daily life, work, and other responsibilities often take precedence, leaving … Continue reading →

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Housebound…

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Guthlac

I’m sort of housebound for the next week which gives me time to pull together my 2023 Yearbook. Will I manage it? I’ll let you know next Thursday. Note from Editor: I tried the WordPress AI generated titles: way too … Continue reading →

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Am I Busy?…

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Guthlac

Just recently I’ve found my days just running away and at the end I feel I’ve still so many other things I need to do. Does this make me very busy? Or does it mean I’m just pootling around not really doing … 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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This train

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Guthlac

Buying a new sketch book skews the work I am producing at the moment…to put it another way I have a new toy and I want to take it out for a little run.   I bought this new sketch … Continue reading →

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