A Shelved Project - Mixed media (mostly coloured pencil).

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These are great, my favourite is the policeman

Posted by Hilary Pearce on Sat 02 Jan 07:33:47

They all look great to me Lewis, look forward to seeing an update when you revisit. Putting a subject to one side for a while often works for me.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Sat 02 Jan 07:34:45

My favourite is top left but they are all great characters.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sat 02 Jan 07:53:26

They are all great characters Lew, it’s plane that you have researched the people you portrayed as the uniforms and clothes are accurate. It strange how we sometimes don’t like a particular painting etc, but other think they are fine.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 02 Jan 09:01:18

Super group of characters

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 02 Jan 09:03:15

Great characters Lewis and you're right -time spent drawing is never wasted.(My favourite is the policeman).

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Sat 02 Jan 09:40:09

Great work Lewis, I like them all.

Posted by George Cutter on Sat 02 Jan 10:01:40

The policeman is my favourite but all superbly rendered.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Sat 02 Jan 10:30:04

Thank you all very much for your comments. Very much appreciated.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 02 Jan 10:51:02

You never fail to entertain Lewis. A wonderful collection of intriguing characters - and those noses .....

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 02 Jan 11:28:18

Great work

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Sat 02 Jan 12:14:24

This is such an eye-catching piece. So much personality and character in each of their faces. They're fabulous!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sat 02 Jan 13:02:09

Always characters that are huge in personality Lewis.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 02 Jan 13:39:54

You are truly the master of expressions Lew. The Police sergeant is a gem of sly officialdom. "Give em a uniform!" (-:

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 02 Jan 13:40:37

Like bottom left character, and overall great coloured pencil.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Sat 02 Jan 14:30:04

Thank you everybody, you're very encouraging.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sat 02 Jan 16:27:58

Every one superbly drawn as always Lewis but if I had to choose one it would be the 'Colonel Blimp' character but then hmm ..., the policeman, but what about the splendidly attired gentleman on the bottom left? All brilliant Lewis!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sat 02 Jan 17:16:05

Love them all!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 02 Jan 21:59:11

These are brilliant Lew!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 03 Jan 09:57:04

Thank you Russell, Gudrun and Carole.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 03 Jan 10:32:54

You are too critical of yourself. I think they're all great, you have such a talent Lewis.

Posted by Susan Fisher on Sun 03 Jan 17:00:18

Your work makes me so happy!

Posted by Skylar Brown on Tue 05 Jan 00:48:57

Hang on Studio Wall

02/01/2021

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I had the idea to do a series of pics about 'Historical Characters', real and made up. Not quite working for me, I tried four thinking things would improve. Still not right, so I'll shelve it for the time being. It's not so much the drawings, it's the approach...how I'll present them. I'll try later with different pics. But time spent drawing is never wasted time. Here are the pics...OK...but I'm not keen on the top right (Napoleon and Josephine). I'll come back to the idea in a few months.

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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