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Sylvia Evans

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Thank you Lew.   There is an element of your work in the characters.   Also Julie’s reference to Arthur Rackham  rings very true. 
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Lewis Cooper

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Thank you Sylvia.  I’m also seeing something akin to that brilliant cartoonist Ronald Searle, he drew buildings exceptionally well too.  Other than the fact that I draw cartoons and use the same materials I’m not seeing any similarity to my stuff.  If you do…thanks.  Oddly, I was thinking I could see elements of your style in his drawings of people.

Jenny Harris

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Brilliant artist - I’m drawn to ‘oddball’ too - his cartoons are intriguing.
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Lewis Cooper

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Some more of his work... Like most of us at times, he seems to sketch on anything... Here he parodies the Mona Lisa... An even more mind blowing amount of detail in this one... A touch of the impressionists??...

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Being a pen and ink girl who calls herself an urban sketcher, I'm beginning to wonder if that's accurate after seeing that amazing cityscape....how do you do that? How do you start? and, I agree with Sylvia, there is something of your work in the characters. 

Tessa Gwynne

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The buildings are just fabulous, such detail. I agree with Julie, where would you start! His Mona Lisa is fabulously awful, and isn’t that George Cutters little chum Percy in the drawing two above her!?
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Lewis Cooper

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Now that you mention it Tessa, that could be George’s panda…those bears get around.

Tessa Gwynne

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Also I used fabulous twice in one post- must mean something! 

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He has an instagram page ( under his name) and it's awesome.  Well worth a look. 

Alan Bickley

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The third one from the bottom in Lew’s selection is a stand out piece for me… a building with a tree in front, just look at the palette, gorgeous loose pen work, and not forgetting the shadows and light filtering through! I like some other stuff as well…excellent find!
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Lewis Cooper

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I'm not seeing anything particularly cartoonish in the way Nicolas draws his people.  I do in his animals and fantasy creatures.  But I admire the way he draws very much.  Here's a self portrait... Some more of his people drawings... I came across this quote from Nicolas about his drawing, and the fact that he tries to hide his 'wobbly' drawing.  Something that resonates with me  and my wobbly hands...
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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He must have produced hundred of sketch’s and paintings, such talent be nice to have a little bit of it . I agree with Alan regarding the painting with the tree in front of the house , in fact I think it’s the best one so far but that’s not degrading his other work.  Interesting that he spoke about a wobble , like Lew it’s something I can relate to and I suspect he and Lew notices the slightest hint of a wobble in our work . 
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