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David Cobley

Muppets

of anything and everything

DRAWINGS

Drawing takes many forms: from the simple doodle to a full-scale compositional layout. Like most people, I started drawing as a small child and haven't stopped since. I am constantly scribbling down ideas. Most of them end up going nowhere, but sometimes they develop into large scale paintings.

a black and white drawing of a cookie jar with 'Santa's Cookies' on the side and Santa on the lid

a black and white charcoal drawing of the face of a young male on the left and the torso of a female figure on the right

a black and white pen drawing of a tiled roof and chimney seen through a window, with netting to keep birds out

a black and white pen and ink drawing of a Tigger figurine with arms outstretched greeting a bottle of Hob Brite oven cleaner

a black and white charcoal drawing of a young male with shaven head on the left and a glimpse of a female figure behind him on the right

a black and white line drawing of the head of a rugged young man wearing a beret

a black and white charcoal drawing of a young female face on the left and the torso of a shaven-headed man on the right

a line drawing of a young male and female couple on the edge of a bed

four self-portraits: a puppet-like figure in the spotlight, a puppet master, a ringmaster with top hat and a hand holding a pencil

a black and white line drawing of an estate car parked outside an old workshop by the River Avon in Comfortable Place, Bath

a black and white drawing in pen and pencil of a toilet from above, with toilet rolls on the cistern

a black and white charcoal drawing of seven faces in a row, representing the stages of life from birth to death

a portrait in pencil of a young black man wearing a cap

a black and white line drawing of an old farmhouse in Italy

a pastel drawing of an athletic young man wearing baggy black trousers against a black background from above and behind

a pencil drawing of a weathered-looking male face with a beard made of tree roots and hair made of leaves

a black and white pen drawing of the politician Festus Mogae, an African man wearing a suit and tie

a line drawing of an old man with a paunch sitting naked on the edge of a bed looking wistful

a black and white charcoal drawing depicting the artist David Cobley as a hangman holding a noose, with the condemned man and judge as his alter egos

a black and white drawing in pen of two teddy bears side by side

a pencil drawing of a street in Frome, Somerset, with a car parked next to a large sign advertising the film The Devil's Rejects

a charcoal drawing of a young female figure sitting on the edge of a bed with her right foot tucked under her left thigh

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