Christian Furr Furr (born 24 September 1966), At the age of 28, he was the youngest artist to officially paint HRH Queen Elizabeth II. He was born in Wirral, England. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130...

Furr was commissioned to paint the Queen in 1995 by the Royal Overseas League in London after the Queen chose him from a number of artists. The portrait was completed at Buckingham Palace. Furr painted Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor for Westminster Cathedral in 2002. Robinsons commissioned the artist to mark 70 years on Centre Court last in 2005. He drew the initial outline on a huge canvas that was completed by the queuing public at Wimbledon. He has appeared on several British television shows. The Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) is a non-profit members’ organisation with international headquarters based in its clubhouse in central London, England. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... Cormac Cardinal Murphy-OConnor Episcopal Crest of Cormac Cardinal Murphy-OConnor Cormac Cardinal Murphy-OConnor (born 24 August 1932 in Reading, Berkshire) is the Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. ... Westminster Cathedral from Victoria Street Westminster Cathedral in London, England, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic community in England and Wales and the Metropolitan Church and Cathedral for the Archbishop of Westminster. ... Robinsons and Marks and Spencer inside Raffles City. ... Centre Court may be used generically as the British English term for the main court at any tennis complex. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He taught Jade Goody how to paint on Channel 4's Richard & Judy and appeared in ITV daytime art series 'A Brush with Fame', presenting alongside Carol Smillie and David Lee (art critic). Jade Goody (born 5 June 1981) is a British reality television celebrity who gained notoriety after appearing on Big Brother in 2002. ... Richard & Judy is an afternoon magazine/talk-show in the UK presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... Carol Smillie (born December 23, 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television personality, best known for presenting the BBC series Changing Rooms and is the author of Carol Smillies Working Mums Handbook. ... David Lee was born in 1953. ...

Furr was awarded the Association of Colleges Gold Award (2004) at the House of Commons given to further education alumni who have gone on to achieve excellence in their chosen field. The Association of Colleges sometimes shortend to the AoCis a registered charity representing further education colleges in the U.K. The Association was created in 1996 and provides a broad range of services to its subscribers, the subscribers being FE colleges. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

His work has been displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, and Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in St Martins Place, London, England, which opened to the public in 1856. ... The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is a British association of portrait painters which holds an annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. ...

Furr's other portrait subjects include: Tim Henman, Patrick O'Donoghue, Esme Bianco, Gered Mankowitz, Fr Michael Seed. Timothy Henry Henman OBE (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford) is an English tennis player. ... This article is about the Bishop. ... Esmé Bianco (born on 25th May, 1982 in St Albans, Herfordshire) English model, actress and performer. ... Gered Mankowitz (born August 3, 1946) is a leading British photographer of the rock music scene over the last 40 years. ...

Clubs

• Chelsea Arts Club
• Colony Room

Established in March 21st 1891, the Chelsea Arts Club is one of todays leading art exhibits, featuring over 1600 artists. ... Muriel Belcher was the founder and proprietoress of a drinking club known as the Colony Room (also known as Muriels) at 41 Dean Street, Soho, London. ...

External links

• Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
• BBC coverage of Wimbledon painting 21 June, 2005.
• AoC Gold Award winners 1996-2006
• AoC Gold Award nomination
• The Great Wimbledon Draw
• ITV A Brush with Fame listing