Draw LUCY is a California-based company manufacturing and selling original products created by the company's founder, Les Cookson. Les started his work reinventing historical optical devices in 2005, through his interest in the painting techniques of the Old Masters. His work and interest have expanded to include several of the fascinating and magical devices of the past.


Les has also pitched his inventions on Shark TankTWICE and ABC's The Toy Box, and has made multiple appearances on his local GoodDay Sacramento morning show. Les has sold tens of thousands of his reinvented drawing tools, optical toys, and hand-built replicas to artists, universities, and museums all over the world, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. He has also supplied his creations to major television and film production companies including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures for use as television and film props.