Tag Archives: portrait

Remembering times past and futures to come

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Guthlac

It is so strange to hear cutting edge programmes from the past discussing the future and realising that no one really has any idea what is going to happen over the long term. I was listening to a podcast from the archive of In Our Time, one of my … Continue reading →

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Geoffrey Rush

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Guthlac

Well I have sunk even deeper into the Apple ecosystem – I’ve bought an Apple TV box. It took a little while to set up – I could only make it work properly when I connected it to my Ethernet system – the WIFI was just too flakey and wouldn’t see my… Continue reading →

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Mila Kunis

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Guthlac

Lot of blood sweat tears went in this. As usual I didn’t think it was very good when I finished it but now I’m sure it is good.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Francis Bacon

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Guthlac

Whilst I got a great deal out of yesterday’s life drawing it was nice to pull in a quick sketch – this time Francis BaconSent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Back to pencils

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Guthlac

I thought I would sit down for few minutes a sketch out a drawing – in this case Brad Pitt. It’s a bit too simplistic a likeness but I’m pleased with it. This morning whilst getting stung walking across fields and woodlands I tried to work what ty… Continue reading →

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Doing battle

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Guthlac

I am trying more ambitious drawings and I am not I have quite got the hang of things…still you never learn unless you try.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Battling with Conte

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Guthlac

Really trying to get to grips with using the Conti crayons. It is taking sometime to start to understand the techniques available to me. I guess this is what comes with experience – the more you use something the more you understand it and so on. … Continue reading →

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Meg at 40

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Guthlac

Sometimes things can get away from you but in a good way. This drawing was a bit too slapdash and wasn’t turning out the way I wanted it to when I realised this is what Meg Griffin would look like when she is 40 or is that 20. Anyway, it amused me… Continue reading →

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Drawing young people

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Guthlac

I find it very difficult to draw young people. Their faces tend to be very smooth and unformed, this is exacerbated by the way that they are reproduced in the mafia ( actually this should read media but the predictive text on the iPad substituted … Continue reading →

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Conte

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Guthlac

One of the joys of being reasonably new at this art malarkey is the joy of discovering new materials. A few weeks ago I bought a set of Conte pencils and hadn’t used them until yesterday evening. What a revelation – of course it helps when you hav… Continue reading →

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