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Watching Hopper

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Guthlac

Several weeks ago I recorded a rather good documentary on the life and works of Edward Hopper. As I was getting my hair trimmed this morning I watched the documentary again and the imagery stuck in my mind. As I … Continue reading →

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Doodling

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Guthlac

Over the past few days I’ve found that I haven’t really made anything creative. This morning I had good old doodle

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Woman of Ireland – Rhythms of LIfe

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Guthlac

  My consciousness is subsumed in the  rhythms of life.  I can’t stop think about them.  Now this is going to sound morbid but please just bare with me for a short while.   You see for some time I’ve … Continue reading →

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Grotesques

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Guthlac

Sitting at the breakfast table this morning I was mindlessly looking at the knots in the pine table and suddenly saw the nostrils of a face. I had to work out what the rest of the face might look like … Continue reading →

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You are my Angel…comes on wings from above…neutralize every man inside

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Guthlac

It has been a busy few days and I’m not sure I know when it will end.   For some time, and I mean some time – years really, I’ve been threatening to rewrite a history web site and I’m … Continue reading →

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A Man With a Hat

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Guthlac

A lot of things going on at the moment so I only have the creative juices for a quick sketch here and there. This is one I made this morning which is a multi media ink drawing/digital painting . Simon … Continue reading →

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Giraffe

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Having just watched the Imagine programme about the remarkable Judith Kerr I felt compelled to make a drawing of a giraffe…not sure why a giraffe but that doesn’t matter right now. Anyway, my first giraffe was from memory and had … Continue reading →

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We’re ashes on the ground…don’t say I’ll walk away

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Guthlac

I guess it was only matter of time before I came around to one of the best photo’s ever taken – Neil Leifer’s Clay v Liston – comic book chic…  

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Through these fields of destruction… I’ve witnessed all your suffering

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Guthlac

In life’s great game some days you on top and other days life steam rolls you.  Yesterday was one of the later days – nothing like as bad as I’ve had but bad enough to make me an exhibition opening … Continue reading →

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When you actually go in the ring, it’s a very lonely and scary place. It’s just you and the other guy….

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Guthlac

I seem to be drifting to a very simplified approach to the the Boxing idea.  I suppose in truth I hadn’t  really got any plans other than try and move away from portraiture …and in this I think I’m succeeding … Continue reading →

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