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Practice

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Guthlac

Carrying on the ink theme I thought I would brush up on my life drawing…so I made this ink sketch of a nude. Now for most people this wouldn’t be too unusual but for me I was able to fit … Continue reading →

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Insomnia

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Guthlac

As I get older I realise that, from time to time, I wake up at 5am and just can’t get back to sleep. You turn and turn and just try to go back off but some how sleep has left … Continue reading →

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Nude Woman No 2 – I’ve taken it as far as I can

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Guthlac

There reaches a point in any painting when you can’t take it any further. I think I’ve reached that point with Nude Woman No 2. I’ve included a progress image just to show how the painting evolved over the past … Continue reading →

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Art Class

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Last night was my weekly art class and this time we had a male model to capture. Now I don’t know if it is just a local thing but we normally have a female model to draw but not last … Continue reading →

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A question of likeness

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Guthlac

I back working on the female form and the photo I’m basing this painting on has an interesting history in itself. It is allegedly a fake of a minor Hollywood celebrity’s head photoshoped onto the body of a model posing. … Continue reading →

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No more sex

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Guthlac

That’s it – I’ve had enough of sex. Today I created the second painting in my ‘sex’ series and I suspect it may well be the last. I spent the first part of the morning searching the internet for images to ‘inspire’ me. Needless to say I found a wi… Continue reading →

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Frustration

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Guthlac

This was the third drawing I made at my life drawing class – hence the no. 3 and it was created from a sense of deep frustration. I don’t know why but I started the session with no real energy and this was revealed in the drawings No. 1 & 2. By th… Continue reading →

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Old man

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Guthlac

I’m taking my time over this one – slowly building up the layers of shade and detail and trying to resolve the many issues involved. It’s a good start and thankfully it has moved away from looking like Einstein in the nude. Perhaps it has a touch … Continue reading →

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Working with light and shade

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Guthlac

Just made this drawing as an exercise in light and shade – interesting first attempt.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Back to serious drawing

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Guthlac

Before I start I have been asked to point out that none of the women I have drawn and posted are known to me. They are all based on photographs I have found on the Internet. So I have moved away from the Madison Avenue style book and back to what … Continue reading →

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