Welcome to
Copy A Libby!
We all have a few extra hours at home at the moment and that is just great news for people who like to paint and draw, or even if you would just like to try!
But what to draw? Well a good place to start if you are not sure is to make a copy.
So, go and grab your colours, paints, crayons, felt tip pens, what ever your favourite colours are and some paper.
Next, choose your favourite image below, look at it carefully and make a copy. (It gets bigger when you click on it so you can copy it easily.)
You can try more than one and if you are not happy, it’s ok, have another go!
Join in the fun!
Ask someone to take a nice clear photo of your finished artwork and email it with your
- name
- age
- the country you live in
to copyalibby<at>gmail.com
If Libby likes your work, she will put it up here on her website !
P.S. Grown ups welcome to join in the fun too!
Paintings to copy:
Click them to make them bigger
Your Gallery:
The gallery is growing nicely and we even have entries from a creative brother and sister aged just three and five! Well that just goes to show that you are never too young to make art. I think we can all learn something from the way all these kids have picked up their pens and paints and ‘gone for it’ !
The title of the original painting copied by our youngest participant so far is “Pouvoir” which is the French word for ‘to be able to’ and I made it to remind us that we really can give ourselves the permission to achieve whatever we set our minds to.
Thanks for all of your hard work so far, it’s been wonderful to receive your artworks.
Sophie, aged 9, France
I am so impressed with this wonderful copy of BORN, well done Sophie! You have observed the whole story of the old trees and the new trees along the canal du midi and I can see it took you a long time, very well done!!
Henry, aged 8, England
“Map of Doom” is Henry’s title for this moody and wonderful artwork. Needing no inspiration from me at all Henry created this artwork with his own wonderful imagination. Keep up the good work Henry!
Amelia, aged 8, France
Look at this gorgeous copy of my painting “Rassuré”! I recognised it immediately. “Rassuré” is the French word for “Reassured” so I think it is a good choice, we could all do with a little reassurance in these times. Bravo Amelia!
Sylvie, aged 12, London
What a wonderful interpretation of “Abundance” Sylvie has put her powerful observational skills to good work creating this lovely copy. Bravo Sylvie!
Raven, France
Wow Raven! Thanks so much for making not one but TWO gorgeous paintings copying my style with these bright, complementary colours and ‘blobby’ leaves on the trees. Nice to see your perspective observations too. Keep up the good work!
Michael aged 11
I love how Michael has managed to keep his colours really bright and ‘un-muddied’ in this painting. It is a good study with a lovely ambience. Bravo Michael, keep up the good work!
Evra, aged 5, California
Thanks to Evra, for putting a very big smile on my face with these gorgeous colours. You can be very pleased with yourself Evra, this is a lovely, joyful, happy painting. Well done!
Emily, aged 12, England
Emily has really captured the gentle ambience of the canal in the evening with the setting sun. Her colours and gentle brushwork are clearly the result of careful thought and consideration, with beautiful results. Well done Emily!
Michael, aged 11, UK
Another contribution from Michael, thank you! So, it is not a direct copy but Michael has peered into the waters of his imagination to create this beautiful Coy Carp, swooshing gracefully through the water. Not a native of the Canal du Midi as far as I’m aware…. or are they…?! Well done Michael!
Lakin, aged 3, California
Lakin, I LOVE the confident energy you have put into your work and the difference in mood between the big bold sky, the trees and the carefully drawn details below. You are an inspiration and this is a great start!
Family Kaden
Wonderful team effort by Mum and her three daughters. I love the freedom, the colours the experiments. Thank you so much for taking part, such a creative family! Keep up the good work 🙂
Grown-Ups Gallery:
Fantastic! It is great that adults are getting involved in this project too. Loosing yourself in a painting is a great stress buster so why not get your kids set up, turn the phone to flight mode and give it a go!
Angela, France
Wow! Angela has created a magnificent copy of “Light Field” using watercolours. She says, “…doing the copy has definitely inspired me and given me a creative lift.” Thank you so much for participating, I am really glad to hear that it helped.
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