Tag Archives: drawing

Iron Age, Art and Photography

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Guthlac

It’s been a bit of a bizarre few days. My new car arrived and I have spent quite bait of time driving around in it. Yesterday, for the first time in my motoring career the windscreen was cracked by a flying object on the motorway – this is real fr… Continue reading →

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Melton portraiture class

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Guthlac

Each Monday I drive over to Melton for a portrait course. A few weeks ago I published my first drawing and this is my latest. I think I can detect significant improvement – let’s hope it continues.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Skull

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Guthlac

A couple of weeks ago I attended a day long workshop about portraiture. The tutor mentioned that one of the best ways to really start to understand the human face was to draw and redraw the human skull. Well I have now got a skull, other than my o… Continue reading →

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Good Queen Bess

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Guthlac

My afternoon session at Stowe was much more productive. In the morning I had spent my time capturing a sculpture on a secluded temple and in the process creating one of the most unsettling image I have ever created. In the afternoon I spent time w… Continue reading →

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Outbreak of irrationalism

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Guthlac

Well I guess I am progressing as an artist. I was overcome with a highly irrational urge last night to destroy this drawing I had made during the day at Stowe. I just started to hate it with a passion, the face seemed to me to so unappealing, almo… Continue reading →

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Oops…it’s Clive Anderson

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Guthlac

So there I was just minding my own business happily making a sketch based very loosely on a photograph I found in a book when who should pop out of the drawing but Clive Anderson. I am sure you could read many things into this but honestly it was … Continue reading →

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inmaserranito’s Photostream

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Guthlac

via flickr.com This is a wonderful series of sketches I have just found on Flickr – enjoy Continue reading →

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Father #2

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Guthlac

This is the next stage of the drawing – still a long way to go.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Drawing my father

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Guthlac

I am starting a major drawing based on a photograph of my late father. I have a lot of mixed emotions about this and so am going to take my time. I am using the iPad/iPhone to help me get a better view of how the work is progressing. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Women in Love

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Guthlac

This inspired by the BBC adaptation of DH Lawrence’s novel Women in Love.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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