“Weasel” (2026). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 36″x24″ Portrait of Susan holding a weasel. Part of my Susan’s Pets collection. Her face. Pose and costume created with generative AI. Painted in oils on canvas.
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“Macavity” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 12″x12″ A fancilful creature. Part of a collection of portraits of imaginary spirits that we hang in our basement and boiler room. Protective hopefully. “Macavity” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 12″x12″
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“Self Portrait” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on wood panel. 20″x16″ Working on achieving a likeness and realism, but with a more chromatic palette. “Self Portrait” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on wood panel. 20″x16″
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“Self Portrait” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on wood panel. 20″x16″ Another quick self-portrait, on wood panel. Sketch in graphite and background painted on Day One. Portrait painted on Day Two. Total painting time five or six hours. I’ve been watching Sky Art’s “Portrait Painter of the Year.” Inspired by how those artists...
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“Self Portrait” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on wood panel. 20″x16″ Self portrait on cradled wood panel (ran out of canvases). It’s different painting on panel. Less “tooth” and less absorbent. So the paint slides around a bit instead of sinking in. This makes it harder initially; but as the painting progresses, additional layers...
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Susan” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 24″x24″ A quick two session sketch in oils. Still working from graphite to darks, to midtones, to highlights. More or less a direct painting style with some additional glazing. Need to work on increasing chiaroscuro and expanding my palette. My direct paintings risk appearing a bit two-dimensional (Susan would...
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