Portrait of a much loved headmistress
In February 2020 I was contacted by Millfield school who wanted to commission a portrait of the departing headmistress of Millfield Prep. At my first visit to the school, in the Easter holidays, Shirley Shayler, headmistress for 11 years, met me at the front door in her Ugg boots. Immediately likeable, she exuded empathy and … Read more