Tag Archives: portrait

Drawing my father

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Guthlac

I am starting a major drawing based on a photograph of my late father. I have a lot of mixed emotions about this and so am going to take my time. I am using the iPad/iPhone to help me get a better view of how the work is progressing. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Portrait course

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Guthlac

Another example of the work I was able to produce from my workshop on Saturday. Having had a couple of days to reflect on the day it just seems better and better.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Portrait Course

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Guthlac

Well I’m truly knackered. Five and half hours of none stop drawing has taken it’s toll. I have spent the morning and part of the afternoon at a Portrait & Drawing workshop at the the Richard Attenborough centre. It was a really encouraging day whi… Continue reading →

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Why draw?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Guthlac

As the one or two followers may be aware over the past few weeks I have been using Nicole Kidman’s image as an academic exercise to try and explore portrait further. On the whole it has been a bit of a failure apart from the fact I have learnt a g… Continue reading →

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Nicole Kidman and Zire

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Guthlac

First an apology. What a complete arse I am. There I said it. I am a real bumpkin. Yesterday I wrote, if that is the correct way to describe my ramblings in this blog, about the app/magazine Zire when actually I meant Zite. If you have been follow… Continue reading →

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Power Cut Drawing

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Guthlac

Whilst I was bemoaning my lot during the power cut I made these two drawings by only the light of a camping bulb. I have decided to call these the supply drawings. Looking at these in the light of day I like them as they are just slightly expressi… Continue reading →

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The female face

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Guthlac

I’ve been trying to understand the female face over the past few days- this is not some sort of mars and Venus experiment but rather to better understand how to improve my drawings. The problem for me has been trying to draw Nicole Kidman from the… Continue reading →

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Oh dear

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Guthlac

This actually looks better than the real drawing but it just didn’t work. More swearing and stamping of feet on h part. However, there is only one thing to do is start all over again. Oh dear.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Long way to go

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Guthlac

This is the start of yet another drawing of Nicole Kidman. I have to keep reminding myself why I am persisting with drawing just one person all week. Well I think the reason is that I want to produce the best drawing I can in a week and I have got… Continue reading →

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Inspired by Ms N Kidman

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Guthlac

This started off with thing in mind and then moved away from that. To start off with I was trying to make a drawing of Nicole Kidman but as things went on I decided to drop this in favour of a drawing inspired by Nicole Kidman. I suppose in part i… Continue reading →

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