Church of England Platinum Jubilee: Portrait artist marks the Queen’s weekend with a ‘wrinkles and all’ Her Majesty Barbie doll

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “She would come over on her mobility scooter and drop them off outside my door.” open image in gallery Artist Lou Gray, 61, at her home studio in Bristol, where she creates characters made from old dolls including Barbie, Ken and Action Man, plus other assorted miniature doll figures She added: “It was so exciting. “He loves it – although, he thinks I have been a little unkind on his hair, which is starting to thin.” open image in gallery Some of the painted doll creations by artist Lou Gray, 61, at her home studio in Bristol, where she creates characters made from old dolls including Barbie, Ken and Action Man, plus other assorted miniature doll figures. “It was only a five minute sketch, but I think they loved it!” open image in gallery Artist Lou Gray, 61, creates characters from old dolls including Barbie, Ken and Action Man, plus other assorted miniature doll figures, at her home studio in Bristol Now Lou, who has made 180 dolls so far, is hoping to make enough money from her portraits to enable her husband to retire, even though she admits she finds it hard to part with them. “I don’t really want to put it up for sale at first, because I want to enjoy it for a while.” open image in gallery Artist Lou Gray, 61, holds figure she made at her home studio in Bristol, where she creates characters made from old dolls including Barbie, Ken and Action Man, plus other assorted miniature doll figures She added: “Everyone says lovely things about them.