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"The dancer" Female nude in sepia ink

Artist: Matthew James Taylor
Medium: Pencil, sepia ink and white goua
Date: 3 Apr 2005
Creation time: Not sure, more then 4 hours
Tags: Drawings; Ink and nib drawing; Ink and wash painting; Nudes; The female form

I was inspired after looking at some beautiful artwork by Selina Fenech so I painted this picture of a dancing girl.

There are a few things that I'm not quite happy with but I'm never completely happy about any of my work. I was trying to capture a nice sense of movement and grace and I think I achieved that. For me it feels as if she is about to twirl around at any moment.

I used white gouache for highlights but they didn't come up in this scan. The watercolour paper was perhaps too light.