It was such an honour and huge responsibility to paint this portrait of Helen McCrory for this evening's episode of Peaky Blinders. I hope I did her justice.

Ray on the Red Chair. Oil on fine canvas. 60 X 75cm My painting of the actor and director @RayPanthaki I enjoyed playing with the orange/blue colour palette on this one. A couple of the paintings I did over winter had this combination of colours and I loved the warmth of it.

'The Lunch Hour,' (c1925) is an example of the body of work developed by Dod Procter for which she is best known. The first of Procter's solitary figures to receive acclaim was 'The Model,' which was declared by art critic Frank Rutter to 'represent the new vision of the 20thC.'

David Gauld's portrait (c1920) is an exercise in aesthetic values; it is reputed to depict the actress Irene Vanburgh, Oscar Wilde's own choice for Gwendolen in the first performance of 'The Importance of Being Ernest,' which opened at St. James's Theatre, 14th February 1895.

Finished my latest selfie self portrait Oil on linen. 50 x 60cm

Arnold Mason earned his living mostly by painting portraits, much in the style of Augustus John, with whom he shared a studio. He was engaged to fellow Slade artist Winifred Knights and produced a number of portraits of her such as this one from around 1918.

Finished my latest selfie self portrait Oil on linen. 50 x 60cm

The early Italian Renaissance painters, together with the Pre-Raphaelites shaped Victor Hume Moody's work which can be stylish and beautifully observed with a thoughtful narrative. He deserves a wider and more appreciative public. This self-portrait dates from around 1935.

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'London' (commission for Great Western Railway, 1932) by Charles Pears (National Railway Museum)

They are selling peonies in M & S and I am in two minds about this breach of the peony season law. Here's my painting of some from the summer!

https://t.co/JVkTzmMKIr Have put this up on my website

The year (1918) Egon Schiele made this portrait of the industrialist Dr. Hugo Koller, was to be the last intensely productive twelve months of his life before his death from the Spanish flu at the age of 28.

https://t.co/nxqHcEUumr This is what you will be making of each other. She has lots of other events in Feb for you to go to alone or with friends. It's a great place to meet new people x

Hello London/Hertfordshire area people. I'm doing portrait workshop at Kellie Bright's studio in St Albans for couples on Valentine's day. Info here. (I'll post booking link underneath). https://t.co/5fxUBaknSV

https://t.co/nxqHcEUumr This is what you will be making of each other. She has lots of other events in Feb for you to go to alone or with friends. It's a great place to meet new people x

Hello London/Hertfordshire area people. I'm doing portrait workshop at Kellie Bright's studio in St Albans for couples on Valentine's day. Info here. (I'll post booking link underneath). https://t.co/5fxUBaknSV

Sleepy Saturday studio scenes

Based on verification of images, reports and comparative investigative analysis by the International Centre for Human Rights, to date approximately 43,000 people have been killed, 350,000 injured, 20,000 arrested and await possible execution. “Taken together, ICHR believes that

Just checked the BBC weather app and it reckons it’s going to rain every hour of every day until Wed 4th at minimum.

William Orpen's portrait (1900) is of the painter John Everett (a distant cousin) pictured in the London studio they shared; Orpen left the Slade in 1899 and every new picture was a launchpad for new ideas, he already had a growing reputation for technique and daring.