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Lewis Cooper

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I like the latest posts very much, Jenny… and it must be said, several in your first posting.

Jenny Harris

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I was interested to know how much preparatory work she does before picking up her pen (there didn’t seem to be any  initial drawing on the photos we’ve seen of her working on her large pieces).   It seems very little, from this extract of an interview with her.  

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Tessa Gwynne

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I’m not so keen on the latter posts of floating sofas etc: they are quite different to the more complex drawings which I much prefer. I’m assuming that she starts in the centre and works outwards without any gaps and I like the idea that she lets the drawing lead her rather than  having a set and complete end product in mind.  Incidentally when I mentioned her way of holding the pen as childlike I meant no offence to anyone, just that many school teachers as we know try to alter this. As a left hander when I was in primary school I remember some teachers suggesting that I try “the correct way”.  I didn’t and remain a leftie!

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Anthony Amos 1950 - 2010,  was a British artist born in Bristol. At the age of sixteen he joined the Merchant Navy and spent the next twenty five years at sea , working on trawlers, tugs and deep sea cargo ships.  He returned to his home town for a short while to help with the restoration of Brunnels  SS Great Britain .  Throughout his travels he filled hundred of sketch books of skilful drawings and detailed notes of places and people he had observed. Amos developed his own style of painting, he used water mixable oils , often mixed with bitumen, he preferred to paint with his finger and bits of rag, scoring the surface and often leaving thumb prints on the hard white board. Bio vis Artsy , more information available on line . Whilst he paint ships etc , and it’s that which attracts me to his work, I have included several figure paintings as he excelled in these as well in my opinion , I hope you enjoy my selection and find more on line .

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I do like some of his work -  the colourful ‘Tugboats’ (7th image) and the portrait (4th) .  The third one, though, is one I’ve seen before and is by a different artist, Tony Williams.  If we haven’t already looked at his work, he would be worth adding to the list of artists. Another by Anthony Amos which has more of a watercolour look to it, although is described as oil.

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Lewis Cooper

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Well, I’m a sucker for maritime art, and when it’s vintage steamers, work boats and sailing barges, all artistic appraisal flies out the window.  Paul chose these just so I could drool.  The figures are good too, especially that group walking away with cranes in the background, but I don’t get the same buzz as I get from the ship paintings. That’s how it is with me, and I suspect with you, when I see a painting I admire there’s brief lifting of the spirits.  Which is why I spend far too much time looking at other people’s art.  (For ‘too much’…read ‘not enough.)

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I’m the same as Lew when it comes to maritime art, it’s a firm favourite and probably always has been… I know Paul feels the same way! There’s a couple of absolute stunners here, probably more, it has inspired me for sure and that’s why these threads are so useful!
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Lewis Cooper

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A few more by this artist... We know this artist worked in the Merchant Navy, so he has the sea in his blood...and it shows.  I admire his work very much.
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Nice choices Lew , I like all of his work , definitely a addition to my list of inspiring artists a few more .
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Next weeks featuring artists are : Robert Moore and Phill May .
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