I don't have lots of things in the background. I do like large faces, I find them strong and contemporary. — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
I'm always worried about the sitter - are they cold, are they hot, are they comfortable? Photography today is so accurate and so good… — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the landscape of the face, the way in which light and shadow fall across the forms. That's really my subject matter. — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
I don't have lots of things in the background. I do like large faces, I find them strong and contemporary. — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
Critics have a job to do. I understand that. It's not just to criticize. They're trying to interpret art for the public. — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
As an artist, you do understand you're never going to please everybody. — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
I'm developed as an artist to accept the fact there are different points of view, but I believe in what I do and I… — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
I have painted and drawn bulls for some time because of their density and all the symbolism they carry. — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
I'm always worried about the sitters - are they cold, are they hot, are they comfortable? — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
Photography today is so accurate and so good that it's really so much easier just to take photographs and work from them. — Paul Emsley Copy Share Image
