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Inspired by Hockney

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Guthlac

Well it is Christmas and what should you do? Well I was looking through the free (?) Sunday Times this morning and found a video by Hockney talking about his iPad drawings and so I felt like making one myself. This is just a 10 minute bit of fun a… Continue reading →

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Dr Who theme

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Guthlac

I seem to have a bit of a Dr Who theme running this weekend. Here is a rather scary Catherine Tate aka Donna Noble.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Dr Who?

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Guthlac

I made this sketch last night after having a really great lunch with my brother and his wife…not sure why that might have effected my drawing but it did.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Sir Thomas Moore

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Guthlac

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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A second attempt

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Guthlac

A second stab at the drawing…getting a bit more of a likeness I think…does this matter ?Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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When is a good drawing not a good drawing?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Guthlac

This is one of the silliest questions you can ask yourself as when you try to answer the question context is everything. This drawing is not the best likeness yet it does have a power that far out ways such short comings. In fact very few people w… Continue reading →

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40th President

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Guthlac

Just a bit of fun after days of graft on the human body project – it was nice to do something for relaxation rather than to improve my craft.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nick Nolte

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Guthlac

JJust warming up for the life drawing class this evening with a sketch of Bruce Banner’s father.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nicole Kidman

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Guthlac

This represents something of a triumph for me. I have managed to produce something approaching a likeness of Nicole Kidman! I don’t know why but I seem to struggle with beautiful women – I just don’t seem to be able to make the leap from sort of l… Continue reading →

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Tron

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Guthlac

So what exactly is this? Well it is a digital image of a real world drawing manipulated in the virtual world to produce something that could be mistaken as a photograph. This is somewhat apt as it is based on a character from the film Tron Legacy … Continue reading →

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