Ballerina -pencil

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I love the expression and concentration in this, really good figure work

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 05 Sep 17:26:26

Wonderful long limbed and graceful dancer Gudrun.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 05 Sep 17:28:12

Beautiful Gudrun.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sun 05 Sep 18:20:07

Graceful positioning as always Gudrun.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 05 Sep 21:49:33

Thank you all for your appreciation!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 06 Sep 09:01:39

Beautiful. I’ve seen my youngest granddaughter in this dancing position when she’s danced in festivals.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Mon 06 Sep 10:40:15

Love the very expressive lines and the way you exaggerated the arms, Gudrun. A painting that is subtle yet powerful.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Mon 06 Sep 14:52:13

Some more thanks for your appreciation. It was the elegance of the arms that attracted me to the this pose.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 06 Sep 16:21:54

Hang on Studio Wall

05/09/2021

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Archival, pencil on 20x20cm acid free paper. This was quite tricky. I am psyching myself up for starting one of my large oil paintings tomorrow. I am going to use one of my archive photos. I am always excited to start some new work.

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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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