Winston Churchill as painter

Churchill's studio at Chartwell

Winston Churchill became an enthusiastic painter after resigning from the government in 1955. He continued this hobby into his old age, painting over 500 pictures of subjects such as his goldfish pond at Chartwell and the landscapes and buildings of Marrakesh.

References

Citations

Sources

• Coombs, David; Churchill, Minnie (2013), Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780956771513 
• Soames, Mary (1990), Winston Churchill: His Life as a Painter, Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 9780395563199 
• Robbins, Ron Cynewulf, The Artist Winston Churchill - Half Passion, Half Philosophy, National Churchill Museum 

External links

• Blood, Sweat and Oil Paint — Andrew Marr on Churchill

Winston Churchill
Life	Winston Churchill as historian Winston Churchill as painter Winston Churchill as writer Winston Churchill in politics: 1900–39 Timeline War Rooms conferences Percentages agreement Statement on Atrocities European Advisory Commission Honours of Winston Churchill Later life of Winston Churchill The Other Club Blenheim Palace Chartwell St Martin's Church, Bladon
Writings	The Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898) Savrola (1899 novel) The River War (1899) London to Ladysmith via Pretoria (1900) Ian Hamilton's March (1900) Lord Randolph Churchill (1906) The World Crisis (1923–1931, five volumes) My Early Life (1930) Marlborough: His Life and Times (1933–1938, four volumes) Great Contemporaries (1937) Arms and the Covenant (1938) The Second World War (1948–1963, six volumes) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples (1956–1958, four volumes)
Speeches	"Blood, toil, tears, and sweat" "Be ye men of valour" "We shall fight on the beaches" "This was their finest hour" "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" "Iron Curtain"
Legacy and depictions	Palace of Westminster statue Parliament Square statue Washington, DC, statue Memorial Trusts Churchill Archives Centre The Churchill Centre US Churchill Museum Cultural depictions
Related	Norway Debate Terminological inexactitude Tonypandy Riots Sword of Stalingrad Operation Unthinkable
Family	Lord Randolph Churchill (father) Jennie Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill (mother) John Strange Spencer-Churchill (brother) Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill (wife) Diana Churchill (daughter) Randolph Churchill (son) Sarah Churchill (daughter) Marigold Churchill (daughter) Mary Soames, Baroness Soames (daughter) Descendants John Spencer-Churchill (grandfather) Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill (grandmother) Leonard Jerome (grandfather) Clarissa Eden (niece)