Tag Archives: sketch

I can never leave the past behind

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Guthlac

The more I look at this little caricature of JK Rowling the more I think it is just too cruel but I’m going to use it for one reason.  I have just watched a year in the life documentary about … Continue reading →

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And it’s a ha ha ha hard

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Guthlac

Over night I thought I might try an experiment to prove or disprove something I have been heard to say more than once – that I can write anything about anything without the first bit of prompting.  What I write … Continue reading →

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Want to fall from the stars

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Guthlac

We think we know the stars but we don’t.  Very few people know the bad breath they no doubt have from time to time.  We have no real clue what the stars really look like with their perfectly managed images. … Continue reading →

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The truth is stranger than fiction – an encounter with Room 237

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Guthlac

This afternoon I sat down and watched the completely incredible Room 237 documentary about people obsessed with the Stanley Kubrick movie The Shining.  Now I don’t know that much about the movie other than I remember watching it when it … Continue reading →

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Turn it on again experiment No IV

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Guthlac

One of the few joys of having a bad back is that when you find somewhere that is comfortable then you tend to gravitate towards there.  For me at the moment the most comfortable chair is my study chair in … Continue reading →

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On a spaceship somewhere sailing

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Guthlac

Ouch Ouch Ouch…my back is still playing up.   Oh I’m dreaming of the sun, the lovely warm sun…it won’t come a moment too soon.

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Just the two of us…

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Guthlac

Sir Gregory was one of the first to see action on Mount William in ’82 and was mentioned in dispatches for his bravery under heavy fire.  He celebrated with the rest of his comrades as they later stood on the windswept streets … Continue reading →

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Mr Grey sky please tell us why?

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Guthlac

  Dad daa dad da da daaa As a very famous song goes.  I blame the continual grey weather for yesterday’s rant about how 2016 was already shaping up to being a bit of a shit.  All very gloomy and … Continue reading →

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Sanguine, Debbie and Back to the Future

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Guthlac

Tis the season to make outlandish resolute statements of good intent only for them not to be fulfilled.  So here goes!   I’m going make a lot more drawings and sketches using Conte sanguine – there I said it and … Continue reading →

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What is going on?

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Guthlac

  Some of the sketches and paintings I made over the Christmas period.

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