Small Musing in Ink by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley

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I agree about ink, you get no second chances...but I love it as a medium. You never fail to produce characterful drawings.

Love your spontaneity Gudrun

This is oozing with character Gudrun. I think that ink is so very expressive but I could never be brave enough to use it.

Thank you for your appreciation of my efforts Carole. Go on, be bold and grab some ink!

I can but admire what you accomplish with pen and ink

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06/07/2024
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This was created while I was watching the replay of yesterday’s Wimbledon tennis using the tiny reference in the Paint magazine. I enjoy using ink as it is immediate and uncompromising; once ink is on the paper you cannot erase it. It also encourages me to be quick as too much deliberation means that you get black blobs!

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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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