My Favourite Painting

My favourite painting: Skye Gyngell

The chef and restauranteur Skye Gyngell chooses an uplifting modern piece.

My favourite painting: Joanne Ooi

EA Festival founder Joanne Ooi picks a bold image that's a mix of acrylic, ink and oil paint on canvas.

My Favourite Painting: Christopher Jackson

The poet and artist Christopher Jackson chooses 'a macabre picture, with marvellous details': Chatterton by Henry Wallis.

My favourite painting: Susannah Constantine

Susannah Constantine chooses a painting by her own father, Joseph Constantine.

My favourite painting: John Chatfeild-Roberts

John Chatfeild-Roberts of the British Sporting Art Trust chooses a classic Munnings image.

My Favourite Painting: Henry Dallal

The photographer Henry Dallal, a favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II, chooses a modern take on an ancient Persian image.

My favourite painting: Raynor Winn

The award-winning writer chooses a beautiful landscape.

My favourite painting: Mark Tufnell

The CLA president chooses a magical landscape.

My Favourite Painting: Viscount William Astor

William Astor chooses a painting from an artist with whom he was lucky enough to have a personal connection: Sir Stanley Spencer.

My Favourite Painting: Oliver Gerrish

The architectural historian Oliver Gerrish chooses an idyllic Edgar Wood landscape.

My Favourite Painting: Marie Soliman

Interior designer Marie Soliman chooses an unforgettable image by Mark Rothko, one of the most distinctive modern artists of the 20th century.

My Favourite Painting: Alistair Smith

Alistair Smith, editor of The Stage, picks a dark and unsettling Goya that hangs in the Prado — yet was never intended to be put on display.

My favourite painting: Debbie Wiseman

The composer and conductor picks Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso.

My Favourite Painting: Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London

Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London, chooses a dramatic and expressive post-war image.

My Favourite Painting: Robin Hanbury-Tenison

The explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison chooses a charmingly traditional portrait that resonates with a long-gone age — yet behind which lurks a troubled soul.

My Favourite Painting: Kate Corbett-Winder

The gardener and artist Kate Corbett-Winder chooses an Ivon Hitchins painting of nature.

My favourite painting: Aurore Ankarcrona Hennessey

The director of art at The Arts Club in London chooses a picture from The Arts Club in London.

My favourite painting: The Duke of Buccleuch

The Duke of Buccleuch's art collection includes works by Thomas Gainsborough and other household names, but he chooses a piece from a more obscure painter.

My Favourite Painting: Tahir Shah

Author and film-maker Tahir Shah chooses a military portrait.

My Favourite Painting: Philip Hooper

Philip Hooper of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler chooses a beguiling portrait.