Painting

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Painting

In 2012, I began to paint in oils. I have no formal schooling in painting and all of my work is self-taught. My area of interest is portrait painting and the challenge of producing not just a likeness, but also capturing something of a subject’s personality in a single image.

“Spacesuit” (2024). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 24″x24″
“Dora and Owen” (2024). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 24″x24″
“Lily Pond” (2024). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 24″x36″
“Self Portrait as a Seaman” (2024). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 24″x24″
“Fox” (2023). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 30″x24″
“Suzy with Floral Hat” (2023). Louis Cooper. Oil on wood panel. 20″x16″
“Suzy Crying Nun (after Botero’s Crying Nun)” (2023). Louis Cooper. Oil on wood panel. 20″x20″
“Suzy during Covid” (2023). Louis Cooper. Oil on wood panel. 20″x16″
“Suzy” (2019). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 16″x12″
“Suzy” (2018). Louis Cooper. Encaustic and Oil Stick on Wood Panel. 10″x10″
“Karin” (2018). Louis Cooper. Encaustic, Oil Stick, Paper and Gold Leaf on Wood Panel. 12″x12″
“Medusa” (2018). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 20″x20″
“Mebble Offering Thronabulax)” (2018). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 16″x12″
“Susan (after Rafaello’s Portrait of a Young Woman)” (2018). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 24″x18″
“Rabbit” (2017). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 6″x6″
“Clementine” (2017). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 6″x3″
“Frieda” (2017). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12″
“Self Portrait” (2017). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 20″x20″
“New and Improved Zu” (2017). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 20″x20″
“Self Portrait as a Dogon” (2017). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 12″ x 12″
“Karin” (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 12″ x 12″
“Saul” (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 12″ x 12″
“Always on my Mind” (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 36″ x 12″.
“Agnus Dei” (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 36″
“Baby Bee” (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Wood Panel. 10.25″ x 6.75″
“Nuque” (part of “Pieces of Zu”) (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 6″ x 6″
“Oeil” (part of “Pieces of Zu”) (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 4″ x 4″
“Joue” (part of “Pieces of Zu”) (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 6″ x 6″
“Bouche” (part of “Pieces of Zu”) (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 4″ x 6″
“Cherries” (2016). Louis Cooper. Oil and gold leaf on wooden panel. 7.5″ x 7.25″
“Nice Pair” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil and gold leaf on wooden panel. 6″ x 11″
“Madonna” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Mounted Linen. 24″ x 24″
“Pompoms” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 14″
“Selfie Portrait” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 24″
“Seven pears” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Mounted Linen. 16″ x 20″
“Celadon Vase and Clementines” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Mounted Linen. 18″ x 22″
“Sunset in the Garden” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Mehndi” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“26 years” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″ x 12″.
“Milo” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″ x 12″.
“Self Portrait” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 6″ x 6″.
“Joy” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12 “
“Lollipop” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 14.75″ x 7.5″
“Honibaba” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12 “
“Electron-Proof Hat” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 10″x10 “
“Suzy in the Garden” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12 “
“Pears and Bowl” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12 “
“La Désespérée” (2015). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12 “
“Suzy on the Rocks” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12 “
“Self Study” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 12″x12 “
“Karin with Kali” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Mounted Linen. 24″x 24″
“Macavity” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 6″x6″
“Nina” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Mounted Linen. 22″ x 18″
“Zuzu Habibti” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on mounted linen. 30″ x 20″.
“Elisabeth” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on mounted linen. 13.5″ x 13″
“The Coat of Many Colors” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Mounted Linen. 20″x 30″
“If Zu were a fish” (2014). OIl on Mounted Linen. 8.5″ x 3″
“Here’s Looking at You Otto Dix” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on mounted linen. 30″ x 16″
“Susan” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on linen. 20″ x 16″
“Selbstbildnis” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 20″ x 16″
“Suzy with Koko” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 18″ x 14″
“Nina” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 10″ x 8″
“Elisabeth with Caliban” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 18″ x 14″
“Goldfinch” (2014). Louis Cooper (mastercopy of original by Fabritius). Oil on Linen. 18″ x 14″
“Apple” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 20″ x 16″
“Pear” (2014). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 20″ x 16″
“Mark” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 18″ x 14″
“Him” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 40″ x 30″
“Her” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 40″ x 30″
“Madonna (hommage to Munch)” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on gessoboard. 14″ x 11″
“Pears on Pewter” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on linen. 16″ x 20″
“Ram” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 18″ x 14″
“Susan” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas.18″ x 14″
“Still Me” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas 18″ x 18″
“A Rough Day at the Office (Homage to Holbein)” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Mounted Linen. 17″ x 11″
“Evolution” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on reclaimed canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Owen” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Panel. 14″ x 11″
“Homage to Van Eyck” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 14″ x 11″
“Nón lá (Vietnamese style)” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 24″ x 18″
“Lean on Me” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Hijab” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on canvas. 18″ x 14″
Koko
Chui
“Hear my Song” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 14″
“Resting” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas Board. 8″ x 10″
“Karin” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 16″ x 20″
“Cupcake” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 14″
“Self Portrait” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 14″
“Suzy with Chui” (2012). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 14″
“Saul” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Elisabeth” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Self Portrait” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 18″
“Buddha Zu” (2012). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Still Life” (2012). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 14″
“Hair Coloring” (2012). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“In Flanders Fields” (2012). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Henry’s End” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Fish Hat” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Sheep” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 14″ x 18″
“Very Special Zu” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Suzy” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 18″ x 14″
“Self Portrait” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Suzy on Fifth Avenue” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″
“Karin” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Linen. 20″ x 16″
“Saul and the Lizard” (2013). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 14″ x 18″
“By the Window” (2012). Louis Cooper. Oil on Canvas. 20″ x 16″