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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“Sleepy” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 24″x24″ Working on less traditional portrait poses and developing my backgrounds. I continue to work quickly (and impatiently) typically finishing a painting in a matter of hours and just a few sittings. At some point I need to learn to take the time to really “lick down” the important...
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“Thinking” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 24″x24″ I haven’t created the right set up to properly photograph my paintings, especially the finished ones. They are consistently low quality, with reflections and speckles, which I try to clean up using a noise reduction filter but, invariably, I lose a lot of the detail — subtle...
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“Miss Demeanor” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 36″x24″ A rather impatient “sketch in oil” of Susan. Impressionistic dress and hair. Not enough attention to detail in facial expression. I think the initial drawing was better than the painting. Glazes applied quickly and without giving enough attention to preserving the detail or...
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“Susan” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 36″x24″ A portrait of Susan, inspired by John Singer Sargent’s detailed facial work and more abstract impressionist clothing and surroundings. “Susan” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 36″x24″
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“Susan” (2025). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 36″x24″ Continuing to experiment with generative AI, but this time using image prompts of street art that I liked, combined with a face swap of Susan’s likeness. Generated a composition that I am unaccustomed to painting. I’m not sure I’m much of an abstract artist, and I’m not...
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