Tag Archives: Brushes

Where do ideas come from? The hunt for the infinite monkey

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Guthlac

Just where do ideas come from to create pieces of work? I don’t think anyone has any real idea. Of course scientists can scan the brain and point to this section or that section as increasing in activity when certain … Continue reading →

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Getting better

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Guthlac

A new day a new attempt. In truth I’m on a hiding to nothing at the image I’m basing this on is very small and so I don’t really have that much detail to work with. Still not right yet … Continue reading →

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Mixed media

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Guthlac

Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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It just got away from me…again

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Guthlac

I know I’ll try something new – well actually I went back to basics and unfortunately things didn’t go to plan. I feel I’ve written about this too many times in the past and no doubt I will write(moan?) about … Continue reading →

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Jan van Eyck

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve taken this as far as I can. There are structural problems that would require a complete re-paint, which I’m not willing to do as this was supposed to be a Brushes painting rather than an exact copy. If … Continue reading →

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Pushing the boundaries

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Just how far can I take a copy of a masterpiece using brushes on the iPad? There are so many boundaries to push at here – how do you make a likeness using very simple tools provided in Brushes? Equally … Continue reading →

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After Manet

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Guthlac

I’m off out tomorrow to see the Manet exhibition at the Royal Academy. In an effort to get into the mood I have made this quick painting on brushes in the style of Manet and is based on the front … 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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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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