Some while ago I discovered an amazing war artist called Anthony Gross. In 1942 he sailed on a troop carrier, the m.v. Highland Monarch, from England to Egypt via Sierra Leone and the Indian Ocean. He made a series of drawings during the eight week voyage which are a fantastic record of daily life on board ship. Check out: Anthony Gross, official war artist, and the Convoy series of drawings and Official war artist Anthony Gross to read more about him. More recently, I've discovered that Anthony Gross had a sister, Phyllis, who was also an artist. 1940 Born Phyllis Isobella Gross, her lifelong nickname was PIG. Phyllis became one of Britain's most intriguing entrepreneurs and self-made millionaires. After an eight year marriage to Richard Pearsall and subsequent divorce, Phyllis had to support herself and so she became a portrait painter. This was in the 1930s. While working as a portrait painter and trying to find her patrons' houses Phyllis Pearsal