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Project LV One – Day 100 – Exercising a demon

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Guthlac

Well I have made it into 3 figures – 100 days already – where did they go? Yesterday I was feeling pretty miffed about how things went with my pastel portrait of Stephen Fry.  Well later in the day I … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 99 – An attack of the hubris

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Guthlac

“…sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you…” Will Riker – Star Ship Enterprise   Yesterday, oh I believe in yesterday…as the song goes.   Well after a couple of really good days I hit the buffers … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 96 – After the Lord Mayor’s Show…

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Guthlac

I’m knackered!  There I’ve said it – I’m only glad that I don’t have to go out to work today as I would be useless.  We had such a wonderful time in London yesterday that I guess I might be … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 93 – Who the hell Care?

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Guthlac

Dance I’ll take you there…I’m quite pleased with this.  

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Project LV One – Day 92 – Can’t stop drawing

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Guthlac

Not sure if this has anything to do with the Moleskine sketchbook but just at the moment I can’t stop drawing.  The drawings also seem to be changing – however only time will tell if this is permanent or just … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 85 – Addendum

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Guthlac

After breakfast I worked on this a bit more – interesting face – shame about the likeness    

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Project LV One – Day 85 – An Experiment

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Guthlac

Nothing like an experiment before breakfast.   Yesterday I found a wonderful artists and then discovered that she had a video on YouTube.  After thinking about things overnight I got up this morning and tried out what she had described … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 83 – Lovelace

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Guthlac

Last night I watched the harrowing movie Lovelace.  I had heard that it was a hard watch – perhaps I’m just getting soft in my old age – and I wasn’t let down??.   The movie tells the life of … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 69 – Portrait of an entertainer

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Guthlac

Over the coming days and weeks there will be ever more lurid stories printed about the disgraced, no strike that, pervert Rolf Harris.  There may well be some people who are willing to stick there heads above the parapit and try … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 65 – Crises of Confidence

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Guthlac

 Art Class Paintings I blame Stephen Fry.   If it wasn’t for the fact that I have been listening once again to his excellent, if a bit Forest Gumpesque, second instalment of his autobiography I may well not have put … Continue reading →

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