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Project LV One – Day 30 – a strange thing happened to me last night

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Guthlac

Another day at the art class and I feel my discipline is starting to pay dividends.  Each every week the tutor introduces some new technique for us to try and, for me, what happens is that I never feel I have … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 22 – Looking Left

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Guthlac

Some assorted ink and chalk sketches – for some reason they are all looking left.   Open your heart  

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So just what is a photograph any more?

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Guthlac

I no longer have a clue what a photograph is anymore…I really don’t.  In the past it was fairly straight forward and usually had something to do with film or other media used to capture the image.  Nowadays that distinction … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 14

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Guthlac

Well I think this is it and at the moment I feel really happy with what I have done which is unusual as most of the time after I have finished I somewhat doubt what I have done.    

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Measuring Progress – Anne Hathaway

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Guthlac

Another hour or so working on the Anne Hathaway portrait and time to take stoke.   To help this process along here is the current portrait I’m working compared to one I made last year.  The first thing to say … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 13 – Anne Hathaway

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Guthlac

Not sure if she is finished but I like the way things are going.   See how I feel tomorrow. Go West

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Anne Hathaway – a new project

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Guthlac

Itches are a very powerful things.   The urge to scratch them can be irresistible and yet some times you just can’t.  I had that experience this morning when I saw a photograph of the wonderful actress Anne Hathaway – … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 8

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Guthlac

These sketches were made at the opposite ends of the day.  The elephant around 6 AM and the portrait about 10 minutes ago.  There is no other link between the two.     Every steps takes you nearer…nearer to her … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 7

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Guthlac

These are two drawings I made of faces I saw in the papers over the past couple of days.  They are not meant to be real likenesses so I’m not going to name them.  However what I was trying to … Continue reading →

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Watching Paint Dry

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Guthlac

  So here I go again day two of my teach myself to paint lesson…I am trying to take my time and don’t rush things – lets see if I have that amount of discipline – I’m not that sure … Continue reading →

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