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David Cobley

a painter, brush in hand, in his dark little studio, looking out at the viewer, dramatically lit from the right

INTERIORS

experiments in light and colour

When I first had the luxury of making paintings purely for their own sake I had a little basement studio in Bath with a low ceiling and almost no natural light. I was excited about what I could do with what I saw in the mirror and the way the studio was transformed by the way it was lit.

artist in the studio against a backdrop of a large red square and shadow, with a yellow easel and bottles in the foreground

painter, brush in hand, in his dark little studio, looking out at us

painter in T-shirt and jeans, hands on hips, with a row of bottles in front of him and an orange square behind him

artist in purple shirt standing against a purple backdrop, lit by a studio light with a row of bottles in front of him

the artist sitting in his studio, surrounded by over 20 small paintings of friends

painter, brush in hand, standing behind a radial easel, under lighting that casts strong shadows onto a turquoise backdrop

a loosely painted study of a studio interior, with painter, easel and canvas silhouetted against a window

artist in purple shirt standing against a purple backdrop, with a row of bottles and brass tray in front of him, under dramatic lighting

a semi-abstract painting of the artist in his studio, painted in yellows and purples

the painter in his studio viewed from above, surrounded by tubes of paint, unfinished canvasses, hammer, cushions and tape measure

a loosely painted study of the artist in his studio wearing a red shirt, standing against a pink backdrop

the artist in his studio with a circular mirror behind him reflecting the colour blue

the painter sitting in his studio by an easel against an orange backdrop, with bottles, brushes and canvasses in front of him

a man standing with a cup silhouetted in a doorway, looking into his studio

a loosely painted study of the artist in his studio wearing a red shirt, standing against a pink backdrop

the painter in his studio viewed from above, surrounded by tubes of paint, unfinished canvasses, hammer, cushions and tape measure

a painter holding brushes and palette, seen reflected in a dirty mirror

the artist is seen standing within a red square on a turquoise background, with the shadow of an easel falling across the whole canvas

the artist in a dark studio standing behind an easel, both strongly lit from the side

an almost abstract painting of an artist in his studio silhouetted agains a disintegrating red square

a painting of the artist in his studio, brushes in hand, against a yellowing wall, a large studio light beside him

the painter, dressed in black, against a

the painter in his studio against a black background

a very dark studio painted in warm colours, with the painter and his easel in the background and a large pillar on the right-hand side

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