Tag Archives: portrait

So much for landscapes

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Guthlac

Well it didn’t last that long but I am back to portraiture. This is a first stab at Sophia Loren and I suspect I’ll be working on this image for a while until I’m absolutely happy (then I guess I’ll … Continue reading →

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Face

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Had quite a bit of fun making this… Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Getting better

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Guthlac

A new day a new attempt. In truth I’m on a hiding to nothing at the image I’m basing this on is very small and so I don’t really have that much detail to work with. Still not right yet … Continue reading →

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Another stab at Keira Knightley

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Guthlac

I really don’t know if I’m unusual, well I guess I’m a bit strange but that is a whole other story, but I just can’t stop worrying at something. In the past this has caused me a lot of problems … Continue reading →

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Keira Knightley – another hack at the problem

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I gave a couple of hours or so…had some lunch and went out for a walk and then worked at the painting some more. Not sure yet whether this is the final version but it is starting to get … Continue reading →

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Keira Knightley – a work in progress

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve been working on this painting for a couple of hours now and I’m still not happy. I think what I’ll do is go away for a while and think about this and then come back to see what … Continue reading →

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Irene Adler

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Guthlac

I have had an idea inspired by the new series of Sherlock and this means I have to work out a number of separate problems before the idea can converted into a real life drawing. This is a sketch from part of this process…expect many more in the … Continue reading →

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Steve McQueen

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Guthlac

One of the most powerful contemporary artworks I have seen was produced by McQueen, a Turner prize winning artist and film maker. Queen and Country is a set of UK stamps with the photographs of military personnel who had died in Iraq. I found this… Continue reading →

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Pushing the envelope

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Guthlac

The last painting I made felt like I was hitting my head against a wall. Much as I tried I just couldn’t take it any further. Well a good night’s sleep helps provide a bit of prospective and so I have produced this. I feel it is a marked improveme… Continue reading →

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Hitting the Talent Wall

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Guthlac

Another day another attempt to get better at something – so here is my latest attempt at a Brushes painting and I have come to realise that there is a talent wall and I have just hit it. I have also realised that the talent wall can be moved furth… Continue reading →

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