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David Cobley

an illustration in line and wash, of a fresh-faced boy in striped trousers and spotted blue top springing from a can with arms and legs outstretched

ILLUSTRATIONS

book jackets, posters, advertisements

Before I started making a living as a full-time painter, I found work as a freelance illustrator, producing illustrations for over 1,200 book jackets, among other things. I still take on illustration work now and again. These are some of the projects that ended up in print, along with one or two others that didn't.

colourful semi-abstract painting of wine bottle, grapes, glass and guitar

coloured pencil drawing of Tony Hancock with Bafta Award

a ship in a storm, tossed by the wind and waves based on a painting by Turner

a boy sitting on an orange phoenix with blue and white wings flying above a stylised sea

a cartoon of a sweating man in glasses sitting in a giant pot over a fire

monochrome drawing of illustrator at his desk dreaming about a holiday in California

smiling schoolgirl holding books under her arm

an illustration of a row of Neo-Georgian Houses in London with a taxi parked outside

illustration of a pirate ship in a storm

a stylised illustration of a burglar creeping off with a framed Rembrandt self-portrait

an illustration of a table in a candlelit room where everything has eyes

interlocking letters spelling LOVE and HATE

illustration of snake coiled round a cross against a black background

simple drawing of a happy girl in her pyjamas jumping hands in the air

illustration of lonely figure walking into the distance down suburban street

Santa in bed with teddy bear with chimney pot duvet and blue and white snowy carpet

woman in period costume and hat in front of a row of grand terraced houses

illustration of scruffy girl in boots holding reins of white horse

illustration of a man with a pipe driving a giant slipper

stylised ghost wearing a cowboy hat coming out of a TV set

a £5 bank note enhanced with gold and brown paint with the words ‘the rich’ at one end and ‘the rest’ at the other

a straw had and a pair of oars floating in a river and an embroidered message along the bottom

a ghost-like girl floating above the ground with two cats in a dark forest clearing

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