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Project LV One – Day 189 – When things go wrong they go wrong…

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Guthlac

The title sounds far more dramatic than things actually were but as you can see I somewhat screwed up the proportions of this life drawing I was making this morning.  I have written before about internal contradictions in any drawing … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 188 – Faces of Leicester No. 1

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Guthlac

So this is the finished drawing – quite pleased with it.  It is also the end of another book in the Project LV One series.  It is all down hill from here as there is less than 6 months to … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 188 – Faces, Sharpie and Pierre Noir

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Guthlac

There are number of reasons why I have decided to make a series of portrait drawings which I’m still coming to terms with.  So here are the first in the series which I’m thinking of calling The Faces of Leicester. … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 185 – I really must be the pupil from Hell

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Guthlac

I guess I am a real pain in my latest art class because I will not stick with the programme.  If it is any consolation to my latest tutor I never have been able so he is not alone.   … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 180 – A bibbly bobbly day

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Guthlac

We all have them I know but it just seems that the older you get the more frequent are the bibbly bobbly days.  If you went to your Doctor and said that you were feeling bibbly bobbly he/she would no … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 176 – Some Frames

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Guthlac

Busy busy afternoon – the new frames arrived so out with the varnish and get the paintings framed – really quite satisfying.

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Project LV One – Day 176 – Can’t think of a title

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Guthlac

My mind has drawn a blank this morning for any sort of title to this entry – woman’s bottom perhaps?   Well maybe but one thing for sure is that if you are trying to make a delicate life drawing … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 174 – Old man take a look at my life…

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Guthlac

All curves are straight lines I believe when they are examined at extreme levels – I could be wrong.  Anyway, the reason I mentioned this is because I made this drawing this morning trying to us only straight lines.  I … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 173 – Ink Doodles

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Guthlac

I find sitting down and making images from what I might see on whatever screen I might be watching at the time very relaxing.  There are no doubt many purests that might think that this is not real art or … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – 172 – Still Life

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Guthlac

I hate still life.  There I’ve said it but I’m afraid it is true.  I find making a still life drawing very hard and in the end soul destroying.  I’m not a huge fan of still life paintings either – … Continue reading →

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