Winston Churchill's amateur paintings at the Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection in London is hosting an exhibition of Winston Churchill's paintings, described by the former British prime minister himself as 'daubs'. Churchill, who served as PM during WWII and again in the 1950s, took up painting as a stress reliever from the pressures of office. His works are amateurish, with an innocent charm and an emphasis on the beauty of simple objects. He exhibited modestly and anonymously in minor salons in the 1920s. The review notes that his paintings show the efforts of a very minor impressionist-leaning painter, with an overpowering joy but technical shortcomings, such as donkeys that would make L.S. Lowry blush.