diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Utils/GraphicsUtils.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Utils/GraphicsUtils.cs
index 954c22c..b5e6762 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Utils/GraphicsUtils.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Utils/GraphicsUtils.cs
@@ -5,17 +5,24 @@
 {
     internal static class GraphicsUtils
     {
+        [ThreadStatic]
+        private static Graphics threadLocalGraphics;
+        private static Graphics g
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (threadLocalGraphics == null)
+                {
+                    var image = new Bitmap(1, 1);
+                    threadLocalGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(image);
+                }
+                return threadLocalGraphics;
+            }
+        }
+
         public static SizeF MeasureString(string s, Font font)
         {
-            SizeF result;
-            using (var image = new Bitmap(1, 1))
-            {
-                using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(image))
-                {
-                    result = g.MeasureString(s, font, Int32.MaxValue, StringFormat.GenericTypographic);
-                }
-            }
-
+            SizeF result = g.MeasureString(s, font, Int32.MaxValue, StringFormat.GenericTypographic);
             return result;
         }
     }