More wax oil pastels! by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley

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Yummy colours and very arresting gaze

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 02 May 12:32:32

Thank you Thalia!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Fri 02 May 12:35:11

I very much like using oil pastels Gudrun, super work.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Sat 03 May 06:11:02

Thank you Frank. As I was exploring, the potential of these started to reveal themselves. The colours are amazing!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 03 May 06:59:49

Love the colours on this. Not sure I recognise the artist, my first thought was the singer Shirley Bassey…maybe not the kind of artist you meant. I like the drawing very much.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 03 May 09:11:01

Thank you Lewis. Paula Rego. I think I should have a lot of fun with these pastels.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 03 May 16:48:36

Hang on Studio Wall

02/05/2025

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Another archival musing using my new wax oil pastels, this time on A4. Best not to drop pastels on the paper as they are so rich in colour pigment. There are many colours to choose from so it will be fun to experiment some more. It is also better to have a reference larger than a thumbnail to do a portrait from. I wonder if anyone can recognise this artist ….

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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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