Ink Drawing by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley

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So beautifully spontaneous Gudrun. The sense of moment works so very well

Thank you John for your appreciation. I love using ink precisely because you have to trust the line and just go for it.

Just a thought I have just tested out a new sketchbook Seawhite of Brighton. out. Takes ink, watercolour super, and dose not bleed onto the other side of the paper. The paper has been sized giving it a very smooth surface. I am going to try oil on it. Purchased from Ken Bromley.

I shall check it out. I think I have had some Seawhite of Brighton sketchbooks before and thought them very good.

Wonderful observation. 👏

Interesting to read what you've written - your capturing of movement is always very good

Beautiful movement, I can almost picture the next move in the dance.

Some more thanks for your appreciation and encouragement 🙂

A very athletic and animated pose Gudrun.

Great observation

Hang on Studio Wall
10/01/2026
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Ink drawing, archival as always. It is on A4 paper, but I have cropped it for best effect. The effect of the ink is interesting in that I have used a different type of paper than usual. I find the tooth on this a little too much! I like really smooth …. That is why I use HP (Hot Press) for my watercolours and a smooth paper for my inks, and drawings, well most things apart from oil paint!

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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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