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Watching Hopper

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Guthlac

Several weeks ago I recorded a rather good documentary on the life and works of Edward Hopper. As I was getting my hair trimmed this morning I watched the documentary again and the imagery stuck in my mind. As I … Continue reading →

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Woman of Ireland – Rhythms of LIfe

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Guthlac

  My consciousness is subsumed in the  rhythms of life.  I can’t stop think about them.  Now this is going to sound morbid but please just bare with me for a short while.   You see for some time I’ve … Continue reading →

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Grotesques

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Guthlac

Sitting at the breakfast table this morning I was mindlessly looking at the knots in the pine table and suddenly saw the nostrils of a face. I had to work out what the rest of the face might look like … Continue reading →

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Making believe this is what you’ve conceived

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Guthlac

Oh Yeah… so the song goes.   Some of the drawings I made just for the heck of it.  The only rule I had was that there was not going to be any rubbing out – each mark had to … Continue reading →

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Through these fields of destruction… I’ve witnessed all your suffering

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Guthlac

In life’s great game some days you on top and other days life steam rolls you.  Yesterday was one of the later days – nothing like as bad as I’ve had but bad enough to make me an exhibition opening … Continue reading →

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The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Guthlac

   

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I am just a poor boy

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Guthlac

I’ve got this Boxing vibe going on at the moment.  I have no idea where I got it from as I find the sport pointless.  However, there is nobility in the defeated man, or woman, still try to stand when … Continue reading →

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Disney appears to be seeping into my sketches…didn’t know what to do

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Guthlac

Everybody comes to Hollywood….so the song goes and it seems that this is what has happened to my drawing!   This was supposed to be a simple pen drawing of Juliet Stevenson and suddenly it morphed into a Disney little … Continue reading →

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Einstein and low productivity – are doodles all I can do right now?

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Guthlac

We all go through them time when our creative and productive juices just seem to dry up.   I guess how we deal with these droughts is as much a lesson than those periods when things just seem so easy. … Continue reading →

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Such a fool boy – do you miss me? – Sketching again

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Guthlac

    I just can’t stop making little sketches and doodles whilst cruising the internet – I guess the reason why I enjoy this is because it really is spontaneous – no plans – see an and then make a … Continue reading →

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