Growing up in London-Page6-mixed media.

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I called the girl 'Edith' in my description...a senior moment...it's ETHEL.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 11 Mar 08:06:26

Wonderful Lewis, this project is coming along so well, I look forward to the next page.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Mon 11 Mar 08:47:06

Ha..Rolling back the years. All great memories Lew and terrificly done.

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 11 Mar 09:18:43

This is a great piece of social history in an artistic form. Valuable for future generations. Love your original talent Lewis.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 11 Mar 10:04:08

And all the memories flood back with your super drawings, Lewis....I was always Wyatt Earp and made hobby horses out of Dad's old socks!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 11 Mar 12:38:08

Fantastic, Lewis.

Posted by Carolyn Parkinson on Mon 11 Mar 13:52:09

Thanks very much for your great feedback. Many of you must have very similar memories.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 11 Mar 16:52:07

Great. ... Saviour of the Universe .....

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 11 Mar 17:04:13

More excellent images Lew.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Mon 11 Mar 19:48:11

I love it.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Tue 12 Mar 07:54:25

Keep the instalments coming Lewis, they're great.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 12 Mar 13:05:03

Hang on Studio Wall

11/03/2019

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Another in the family book I'm making. The bombsites were everywhere when I was a kid, in fact, there were quite a few around when I left home. At this time they'd been made 'safe', but we weren't supposed to play on them...but all the kids did, until they were chased off by adults and cops. The Saturday morning pictures were a riot of noise. Memory is an odd thing. Brian Green was my best mate for many years, I recall his mop of curly hair and his stooped posture, but my memory won't let me 'see' his face. It's this same with Edith, a little dot of a girl and a bit bossy, but I can't 'see' her face. This doesn't matter, I'm not attempting 'portraits'...it's just odd.

About the Artist

Lewis Cooper

Self taught. Love drawing. Like to make pictures up, without using reference pics, often in cartoon style. I do other pictures where I do use reference. I'm knocking on a bit, born in 1940 in Greenwich, London. Retired, and loving it.

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