Another blast from the past. by Lewis Cooper

Another blast from the past.
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I wanted to say a bit more, so I'll do it here. This also marked the time when my views about girls changed. Previously, they'd been a pain in the neck, nuisances and a bit bossy....I'd wanted nothing to do with them. Suddenly they became interesting, I'm not sure if I knew exactly why at the time. (I was a late developer.) The poster for this film showed a pneumatic girl in a skimpy (for the time) swimsuit, being carried off by the monster. As far as I recall, no such scene appeared in the film. Those poster boys had been telling porkies. All this is why I have fond memories of this film, I'm sure it would seem pretty tame now. Among other things, it was film posters that got me interested in art. So, for me, a blast from the past.

Interesting background to your art Lewis. It was Robbie the robot I liked. I remember lining up in a long long que in the high street to see Ben hir . When I eventually got to the box office with my 1and six pence I was turned away. For this big movie the cheapest seats were two bob. What inspired me to paint though was reading the life story of Vincent Van Gogh,six times over actually. Have a good day.

I remember the film, and it was God-awful - if it had been half as interesting as your drawing, it would have been twice as good (work that one out...).

Thanks everybody, for looking at my pic, seems it's stirred a few memories. Robert set me some homework...well, I've done it...the answer's 42.

Such a great drawing Lewis.

Or 36, 24, 36 - old money.

What a great piece Lewis, you could have an endless supply of material with film titles.

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It was released in the 1950's. This is the first film where I lied about my age (sort of), adopting my gruffest voice I asked for a 1/9d (old money...posh seats). I was about 14, the ticket girl let me in. In truth she didn't seem bothered, and would probably have let me in if I could see over the ticket counter. 16 x 12 inches pen and wash. The girl came from a book on various drawing techniques that included reference photos. I changed the girls face...the rest of it is made up.

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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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