Tag Archives: iPad

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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As far as I can take it….I think???

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Guthlac

Another hour or so working at this painting and I’ve probably taken it as far as a I can. I think that Ms Knightley has end up looking rather like a stern near eastern governess for the time of the … Continue reading →

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Brushes Painting or is that a doodle?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Guthlac

Whilst watching some thing mind blowingly boring I started to doodle this. Not quite sure where a doodle ends and a painting begins. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Another stab at Keira Knightley

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Guthlac

I really don’t know if I’m unusual, well I guess I’m a bit strange but that is a whole other story, but I just can’t stop worrying at something. In the past this has caused me a lot of problems … Continue reading →

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Keira Knightley – another hack at the problem

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I gave a couple of hours or so…had some lunch and went out for a walk and then worked at the painting some more. Not sure yet whether this is the final version but it is starting to get … Continue reading →

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Keira Knightley – a work in progress

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve been working on this painting for a couple of hours now and I’m still not happy. I think what I’ll do is go away for a while and think about this and then come back to see what … Continue reading →

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Pintado con Brushes en el Ipad

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/tw5hBMLaw8k Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Portrait sketch of Theo using iPad app Brushes

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/pL17o6gG478 Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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