Portrait in pencil

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That's a good one, Gudrun. Now I'm trying to think who he might be.....

Rory Stewart? Looks like his mouth but his hair is too short.

Always magical placement Gudrun another beauty

Excellent again, Gudrun!

Always like your faces

Looks like he’s a little sad about something, beautifully drawn Gudrun.

Some more thanks for your appreciation. This particular portrait was influenced by a book I am reading where the main character is going through some mental turmoil, angst and regret, so I am quite pleased that that has been captured.

Lost in thought...! So expressive.

Very expressive eyes, I like this.

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24/03/2021
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A5, archival pencil portrait. I am hoping to get to my printing tomorrow.

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Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley

"The good painter has to paint two principal things, that is to say, man and the intention of his mind. The first is easy and the second difficult, because the latter has to be represented through gestures and movements of the limbs." (MK388) From: Leonardo da Vinci: The Graphic Work, p16, J…

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