Painting someone's portrait is, of course, an impossible task. What an absurd idea to try and distil a human being, the most complex organism on the planet, into flicks, washes, and blobs of paint on a two-dimensional surface. — David Cobley Copy Share Image
As a boy, I used to look at reproductions of Rembrandt's portraits... the people in his paintings were so real I felt I knew… — David Cobley Copy Share Image
All of us take an interest, to a greater or lesser extent, in what people around us look like, what they are doing, and… — David Cobley Copy Share Image
Painting someone's portrait is, of course, an impossible task. What an absurd idea to try and distil a human being, the most complex organism… — David Cobley Copy Share Image
People fascinate me. Consciously or unconsciously, I have been studying their behavior all my life. — David Cobley Copy Share Image
Sometimes, in a portrait, I go straight in with paint onto canvas... Other than riding my bike up and down the hills around here,… — David Cobley Copy Share Image
