Nantucket Sleigh Ride. (A4 sketchbook-watercolor-pen-gouache)

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That's how to paint a sea. Excellent illustration.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Sun 12 Jan 07:54:53

superb, love it

Posted by Romila Datta on Sun 12 Jan 08:31:16

Fantastic Lewis. Bet they’re all feeling seasick.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sun 12 Jan 08:59:27

Brilliant painting, I like he sea particularly.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 12 Jan 09:03:49

power cut restored just in time to view this before retiring. Certainly a change of subject matter but still an obvious LC painting to catch the attention. Definitely an eye catcher and great with it.

Posted by Mike Capenerhurst on Sun 12 Jan 09:32:48

Thank you Stephen, Romila, Carole, Dixie, and Mike. Your comments are much appreciated.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 12 Jan 09:55:03

Two hours! That’s fantastic work Lew. They all look how I would feel on those waves!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sun 12 Jan 11:30:55

Fantastic painting - love the rough sea.

Posted by caroline harris on Sun 12 Jan 12:17:00

Thank you Tessa and Caroline.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 12 Jan 12:25:30

Wow! so much to see here Lewis. The sea is great and I love the facial expressions

Posted by Dorothea Tsoflias on Sun 12 Jan 12:54:54

As said, great sea - am envious ! Super "scared" expressions.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Sun 12 Jan 13:48:00

An excellent two hours worth lewis, a grand job!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 12 Jan 14:07:22

Awesome, Lewis...two hours...wouldn't know where to even begin!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sun 12 Jan 16:44:04

Love it, especially the expressions.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Sun 12 Jan 17:47:52

Impressive!

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Sun 12 Jan 21:38:22

You can not beat gouache Lewis. That water is the star for me.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Sun 12 Jan 22:32:33

I love the humour and the way you caricature people. Appeals to my sense of humour and the sea is superb.

Posted by Lorraine Joan Rose on Mon 04 May 09:20:36

Hang on Studio Wall

12/01/2020

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Done at my art club a couple of months ago (I haven't been able to go since then). The subject was 'the sea'. If you don't know the expression, it comes from the old whaling days when a harpooned whale would race off dragging the whaling boat with it. I should have taken some ref material, the sea would have been better...so I'm calling it 'stylised.' We get a max of 2 hours, so not bad.

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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