Tag Archives: drawing

Making a likeness of a person

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Guthlac

  I’m working on a drawing of the actress Juliet Stevenson at the moment.  The inspiration for this drawing is a new series on Sky Arts called Portrait Artist of the Year.  It is a competition to find, well, the … Continue reading →

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More back catalogue

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Another back catalogue sketch…again not sure I’ve published this before…however this was made with my 5s so the image will be much higher quality. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Back catalogue sketches

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Moving some old sketch books I’ve come across some interesting drawings I made in the earlier part of the year Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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All the kids are talkin’ slang I can’t pretend to understand….Frank Turner

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Guthlac

In life you push and push and then realise that you can’t push any more.  When this happens the best thing is try a different tack and see what happens.  Today has been one of those days.   I tried … Continue reading →

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Ink

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Well we survived the storm of the decade…actually we weren’t effected at all as the storm probably passed to the south of us.  It is always funny watching all the wet news reporters trying to hide their disappointment that, whilst … Continue reading →

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Doodling

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Guthlac

I am sure I’ve written about this before but I am always amazed where creativity comes from. This sense of wanting to make something that wasn’t there before is, perhaps, one of the defining elements of what makes us humans. … Continue reading →

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Tyrion – a solution found

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Guthlac

If all else fails go back to what you feel most comfortable with…that seems to have been the way I over came my my problems with the Tyrion piece.  So far so good.  

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The first ever piece

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Guthlac

This is a work in progress but here is the first artwork produced in my new studio space.   The one great thing about this is that I can just leave it out and then come back to it after … Continue reading →

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Playing about with kids crayons

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Guthlac

Some time ago I bought a pack of kids crayons and have been carrying them around with me in my arts bag for a while.  This afternoon I thought I’d just have a go with them and the results were … Continue reading →

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The problem with art courses

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Guthlac

“….The next pose will be for 40 minutes…so plenty of time…” These words fill me with dread. It is not the fault of the tutor or the course but rather more of problem, if that is the correct word, of … Continue reading →

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