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Project LV One – Day 299 – Wolf Hall…Continuing and theme

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Guthlac

I, like many people, have been enjoying the series Wolf Hall.  For those of you who are not aware it is the story of Thomas Cromwell, Henry the Eighth’s most notorious political advisor, as told by Hilary Mantel in her … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 296 – Lazyness

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Guthlac

Sometimes I just go through the motions because I am just too lazy to do anything else.  This watercolour is a case in point.  I sketched it out in one room and painted it in another from memory because I … Continue reading →

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Project LV ONe – Day 294 – Bloody be thy end…

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Guthlac

Sometimes out of the corner of one’s eye you capture some strange things.  Half seen items suddenly become fully formed by your imagination and then take a life of their own.  So it is with ‘Bloody be thy end’.   … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 273 – Curvature of the Spine

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Guthlac

I think I might have taken the painting as far as I can so it is a chance to do some other things.    

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Project LV One – Day 270 – Le Donon Forester

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Guthlac

So yes I am back painting – this time on a much larger scale…lets see if I manage to finish this?  

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Project LV One – Day 269 – Just Occationally

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Guthlac

Every now and then the stars align and I mange to produce something I feel really pleased with – today was one of those days.  To make things even more unlikely I made this piece in my art class.  Strange … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 267 – A rose in Spanish Harlam

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Guthlac

Last night I watched a fascinating programme called the Sound of Song.  Perhaps the most profound statement was that being able to record music actually changed what music was.  Before recording there was only live performances and these, by their nature, … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 262 – Dancing Queen

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Guthlac

Today was the start of a new art course and it actually felt good to be back in the class after the last few week’s illness problems.  These are two pages the sketchbook I used.    

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Project LV One – Day 260 – Curling Paper

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Guthlac

Lessons are being learnt every day, which is what life should always be about.  Perhaps the best lesson I learnt yesterday is that you should never give up on something just because it has turned into a disaster area.  

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Project LV One – Day 259 – Watercolour

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Guthlac

At one level watercolour painting is the most amateur of art forms.  If you go around local art group exhibitions you will find time painting after painting made with watercolour.  However the idea that ‘watercolour’ should be an the preserve … Continue reading →

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