GUY MARTYR  Artist

My Sandhurst Accolade by Guy Martyr During my first days at Sandhurst, in 1979, on a ‘Standard Military Course’ - six months,...

A story by Guy Martyr A solitary figure walks up an access alley to the shed doors entrance of a groundworks and drainage-maintenance...

La Dolce Vita instalment 16 of 20 A carriage swept in. Jack Wylie; of course! "Horatio! You're here. Good. All settled in? This is our...

La Dolce Vita instalment 15 of 20 He: "We need someone of your experience, abilities, to take command, to 'design out' the holes in the...

La Dolce Vita instalment 14 of 20. Chapter 12. The journey north, as far as Doncaster, could be made fairly easily by carriage on auto....

La Dolce Vita instalment 13 of 20 10. ' WELCOME TO THE CENTRE, YOUR ENTERTAINMENT, INFO-MUSEMENT AND SHOPPING COMPLEX, VIRTUAL MUSEUM,...

La Dolce Vita instalment 12 of 20 Horatio recalled these visions as he gazed at the disc on the mantelpiece. What to do with it: recycle...

La Dolce Vita instalment 11 of 20 Gary the mechanic. Things had been getting hairy for Gary, so the call up had come as something of a...

La Dolce Vita instalment 10 of 20 But Horatio found out no more. Jack's story: Jack came from a rough estate on the edge of a small city,...

La Dolce Vita instalment 9 of 20 They found some tents to dwell in: "A volunteer to cook!" called Horatio, surprising himself sounding...

La Dolce Vita, instalment 8 of 20 7. Victoria’s Story Victoria’s parents had wanted her to marry a man with prospects. All that expensive...

La Dolce Vita, instalment 7 of 20 * The carriage-way was empty as Horatio sped into Berkshire. His windows on ‘transparent’, Horatio...

La Dolce Vita instalment 6 of 20. 6. Horatio became that sad creature, the soldier without a posting. His platoon were dismissed; he...

'La Dolce Vita' instalment 5 of 20. * One morning at the start of their third week, working near the edge of the farm in proximity to a...

'La Dolce Vita' instalment 4. of 20. Horatio surveyed briefly his companions (even though promoted, the real privilege, front seat...

'La Dolce Vita' instalment 3 of 20. 4. The journey to Leek was drab and reflective. Horatio had bidden farewell to Victoria that morning...

Instalment 2 of 20: 2. Next morning: Horatio swiped himself on site for his last day. The first thing he did was check the Company...

‘La Dolce Vita’ a novel by Guy Martyr Author’s note, on the occasion of its publication, in instalments, on www.guymartyr.com website...

Tony Cragg - ‘Crackerboxes’ I recently posted a picture of artist Tony Cragg’s sculpture ‘Crackerboxes’* on my Twitter account: I don’t...

SUMMARY OF MY ART PHILOSOPHY, 3rd February 2020 Continuing the theme whether my works of art are valid and engrossing insights into the...