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My latest portrait commission on May 18, in a sitting with businessman Bernard O’Keefe at his Covent Garden company. He was so touched I captured a resemblance to his son.#portrait #artist #contemporaryart #modernart #portraitcommission #portraiture

#BOTD Hollywood film noir actor Steve Cochran (1917-1965) celebrated his birthday on May 25. My cartoon tribute to the actor his films & co- stars. #Illustration #cartoon #SteveCochran #movies #WarnerBros #MamieVanDoren #JoanCrawford #VirginiaMayo #WhiteHeat

Feast Day of St Philip Neri . Known for his joy & humour & miracles of healing. His heart was enlarged with the gift of the Holy Spirit. He left this life 530 years ago. Thank God for humour that can bring relief through life’s trials. #StPhilipNeri #joy

The Renaissance Garden Guy Stephen B Whatley A remarkable insight Stephen to your extraordinary and beautiful work… John - The Renaissance Garden Guy - paints, with words, YOUR portrait with huge care, knowledge and skill. Love and congratulations to you both xx

2025 is the centenary of St Madeleine Sophie Barat who founded The Society of The Sacred Heart. Her Feast was May 25 but I’m posting #AscensionDay. My tribute hangs at the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami FL. Peace! #MadeleineSophieBarat

Great admiration for the flying visit this week of the King & Queen made in support of Canada; just as I admired new PM Mark Carney standing up for Canada at the White House. #Canada #canadaelection #KingCharles #QueenCamilla #artist #portrait #modernart

Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary….in 2017 I was sent this lovely photo from California by the buyer of my ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’- his grandmother Virginia Ayala loved the painting..”very modern..so beautiful..”- just before she passed. #Visitation #Mary

Please pray for healing for my dear friend & Lady of God, Sister Veronica Paul, in hospital in Utah, USA. She is a light to so many, especially US army veterans - & she and I share a love of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Thank you ! #healing #help #prayers

My 1991 tribute in oils to Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) - ‘Marilyn, 1962’ -capturing the essence of her fleeting joys in the last months of her life. A beautiful, sensitive actress..seeing The Misfits (1960) confirms her genius. #BOTD #MarilynMonroe #Marilyn

“Love: My 1970s Parents”- charcoal created on the first anniversary of the passing of my father James (1940-2024); reunited with my dear mother Marjorie (1943-1981). Inspired by a drawing from life in 1976, when they sat for me together. #modernart #parents

My most recent portrait painted from life last month: businessman Bernard O’Keefe. Painted in one sitting at his business centre KWT Printing, London. #portrait #oilpainting #painting #modernart #contemporaryart #artist #expressionism #artcommission #catholic

Artist & Art…just after completing my recent portrait commission, created within a printing company. My sitter Bernard O’Keefe, director of KWT,asked to take a photo. Exhausted after hours painting my smile must’ve been exhilaration ! #portrait #artist

May Peace, healing & hope by the power of the Holy Spirit on this Pentecost Sunday be poured upon the world & humbly all of us personally. Blessings ~ #peace #Pentecost #holyspirit #worldpeace #painting #healing #prayers #catholic #hope

Still superstar of football Cristiano Ronaldo, now 40- scores for Portugal , playing against Espana. POR 2- 2 ESP . My tribute in oils as painted in 2017. #Ronaldo #Cristianoronaldo #uefachampionsleaguefinals #modernart #painting

I have a deep care & love for the USA since my teens….God bless America with Peace - enough said, from a genuine Christian ! “Our Lady of California” #protests #California #peace #modernart #GodblessAmerica #Hollywood #ImmigrationJustice #gavinnewsom #artist

Happy Feast Day of St Anthony of Padua, Saint of Miracles & Helper in finding Lost things….miracles of healing , breakthroughs & peace through St Anthony & the Infant Jesus for all. #StAnthony #AnthonyofPadua #miracles #catholic #healing #painting

Trooping the Colour…I captured the changing of guard through railings as I painted Buckingham Palace for the Royal Collection; one day I must paint this pageant. #TroopingTheColour #troopingthecolour2025 #Horseguards #Royal #KingCharles #BuckinghamPalace

A sea of Coldstream Guards on parade today for Trooping of The Colour…I painted the essence of a soldier- as part of my Tower of London commission of 30 works in 2000, on display daily outside Tower Hill #troopingthecolour #TowerofLondon #artist #Royal

Peace and blessings of healing through The Most Holy Trinity ;I humbly pray: “Holy Spirit take charge and guide me"- as when I created this charcoal, ‘The Holy Trinity: God, The Father, The Son & The Holy Spirit’ #holytrinity

Feast day of St John Francis Regis, a French 17th century priest. One of his miracles was filling an empty barn full of wheat grain during famine -the inspiration for my new tribute commissioned by a school in Houston,TX. #StRegis #Jesuit #painting #peace