It is interesting to see how a child's visual awareness gradually increases, as manifested through their drawing and draftsmanship skills. Included here is a chronological series of Lois Cordelia's early creative efforts, the earliest dating back to May 1985, when she was not yet three years old, all the way up to 2001, when she was 19. Included below, towards the end of the series, are a few of Lois' first paper-cuts.
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11th May 1985 (aged 2 years and 8 months) - Portrait of Grandma
October 1985 (aged 3 years and one month)
16th July 1986 (aged 3 years and 10 months)
24th September 1986 (aged 4 years)
1987
1987
October 1987 (aged 5 years and one month)
1988
22nd January 1988 (aged 5 years and 4 months)
February 1988 (aged 5 years and 5 months)
February 1988 (aged 5 years and 5 months)
20th February 1988 (aged 5 years and 5 months)
25th February 1988 (aged 5 years and 5 months)
14th April 1988 (aged 5 years and 7 months)
4th October 1988 (aged 6 years and one month) - from imagination
22nd July 1989 (aged 6 years and 10 months) - Portrait of my father, from life.
22nd July 1989 (aged 6 years and 10 months) - Portrait of my mother, from life.
22nd August 1989 (aged nearly 7) - from imagination
16th September 1989 (aged 7) - from imagination
12th November 1989 (aged 7 years and 2 months) - from imagination
29th December 1989 (aged 7 years and 3 months)
1989 - from imagination
1990 - from imagination
1990 - from imagination
May 1990 (aged 7 years and 7 months) - from imagination
10th February 1991 (aged 8 years and 5 months) - portrait of my brother, from life
17th February 1991 (aged 8 years and 5 months) - from imagination
18th February 1991 (aged 8 years and 5 months) - self portrait, from life, using a mirror
20th June 1991 (aged 8 years and 9 months) - from imagination
3rd September 1991 (aged nearly 9 years) - Portrait of my father, from life
3rd September 1991 (aged nearly 9 years) - Portrait of my mother, from life
8th January 1992 (aged 9 years and 4 months) - from imagination
12th January 1991 (aged 9 years and 4 months) - from imagination
10th September 1992 (aged 10 years) - from life: portrait of my brother
27th May 1993 (aged 10 years and 7 months) - from imagination
June 1993 (aged 10 years and 9 months) - Family Portrait of my parents, my brother and myself, from life, and using a mirror
July 1993 (aged 10 years and 10 months) - from imagination
29th July 1993 (aged 10 years and 10 months) - Pegasus, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (illustration for Tales of the Little Hedon Dragon, by Norman Newlove) - pen and pastel pencil, from imagination
1994 (from imagination)
19th February 1994 (aged 11 years and 5 months) - Portrait of my brother David and myself, from life, and using a mirror
30th March 1994 (aged 11 years and 6 months) - from imagination
1st September 1994 (aged nearly 12 years) - Portrait of my Grandfather (from a photograph)
7th September 1994 (aged nearly 12 years) - Portrait of my Grandfather, from life, taking 20 minutes
2nd October 1994 (aged 12 years and one month) - Portrait of my Grandmother, from life
4th January 1995 (aged 12 years and 4 months) Galimimus
Preliminary anatomical sketch for above drawing
5th January 1995 (aged 12 years and 4 months) - Troodon
Preliminary anatomical sketch for above drawing
13th March 1995 (aged 12 years and 6 months) - Kentrosaurus
13th March 1995 (aged 12 years and 6 months) - Tyrannosaurus rex anatomical sketch
25th October 1995 (aged 13 years and one month) - coloured pencil
9th December 1995 (aged 13 years and 3 months) - still-life studies, in various media
1996 - drawing of my room, from direct observation
29th February 1996 (aged 13 years and 5 months) - Redwings in Winter (Watercolour)
25th July 1996 (aged 13 years and 10 months) - Jasper the cat, from life
14th November 1996 (aged 14 years) - Portrait of my father, from life
1997 (drawing from direct observation under a microscope - wings of a wasp)
1st February 1997 (aged 14 years and 5 months) - from imagination: a flower fairy landing
16th April 1997 (aged 14 years and 7 months - Portrait of my brother David, from life
July 1997 (aged 14 years and 10 months) - sketches from life of animals in Bristol Zoo
July 1997 (aged 14 years and 10 months) - sketches from life of animals in Bristol Zoo
July 1997 (aged 14 years and 10 months) - sketches from life of animals in Bristol Zoo
2nd February 1999 (aged 15 years and 5 months)
4th June 1999 (aged 15 years and 9 months) - paper-cut
2001 Portrait from life of my father - charcoal
2001 Portrait from life of my mother - charcoal
2001 Self-portrait, using a mirror. Pastel on black paper. (Unfinished)