Art Deco 11 - Mixed media

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Lovely! Isn't that Bertie Wooster in the background?

Posted by Peter Smith on Thu 11 May 06:28:23

Picture perfect for me Lewis. Perfection is a hard task master is it not. Fabulous.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 11 May 06:46:37

Well, worth the overpainting, another very good one Lewis

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 11 May 06:54:54

Very good Lewis.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 11 May 07:03:43

Very appealing. I like!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 11 May 07:17:04

Like this Lew , sorry you not happy with it . Well I think Art Cooper is a better deal that Art Deco and would much prefer a Cooper any day .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 11 May 07:35:18

Great job here Lew! I love this style…

Posted by Alan Bickley on Thu 11 May 07:39:07

Great style, Lewis, and love the colours.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 11 May 07:49:39

I am always surprised at the elements that you put into a paining be it humorous Lew or serious Lew. I like it.

Posted by Tony Auffret on Thu 11 May 07:56:37

Love the image that offers a story Lewis

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Thu 11 May 08:11:49

Thanks to all for your great comments. Dixie...it's not that I'm unhappy with it, I'm as happy as I ever am...we all of us want to do better. I mentioned that I'd first painted in a flat colours with watercolour. I see this style often in paintings I like, but not when I try it myself. Gouache allowed me to overpaint the watercolour. So it's better than it was,

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Thu 11 May 08:21:59

Love the imagery in this - the moon, the stars, the palm trees. Very good piece.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Thu 11 May 08:32:49

Beautiful Deco style picture, excellent colours.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 11 May 09:03:49

I really like this Lewis and think the overpainting had added to its appeal.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 11 May 10:22:39

Great style. Brilliant work Lewis!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 11 May 14:34:50

Great style Lewis.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 11 May 19:02:16

Very stylish! A touch of the South of France, Noel Coward et al…..you’ve set my imagination going Lew.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 11 May 21:00:38

A great art deco style to this Lewis.

Posted by David Williams on Sun 14 May 08:53:09

Hang on Studio Wall

11/05/2023

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Another stab at Deco. This started using flat colours with no shading for the girl and car etc. I've liked this when seen on other's work, but I didn't like it when I tried it here. So the girl and car were overpainted with gouache (watercolour underneath), not too bad on the girl, less happy with the car. So this is Art Deco in spirit, if not in style. Watercolour, gouache, Indian ink and pen. 16 x 12 inches.

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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