 Lawrence commissioned further illustrations and decorations for "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", and there were also commissions of literary portraits and cover designs for private presses – such as a portrait of H. E. Bates for the "New Coterie" magazine in 1927.It was the purchase of a number of his paintings by the Contemporary Art Society for major provincial art galleries that kept Roberts financially afloat.He supplemented his income by teaching a life class with Bernard Meninsky at the Central School of Art for one day a week from 1925 – a post he held until 1960.