▁from ▁landscape ▁draw ings ▁of ▁Win ch else a ▁Beach ▁and ▁R ye ▁coun tr ys ide ▁to ▁oil ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁Harry ▁F ain light ▁and ▁has ▁l ately ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁London , ▁R ye ▁and ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁A ▁recent ▁series ▁of ▁paint ings ▁entitled ▁The ▁Down s ▁reflected ▁the ▁sens uous ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Down s ▁where ▁he ▁lives . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁intens ely ▁involved ▁in ▁creating ▁paint ings ▁which ▁he ▁describes ▁as ▁" images ▁of ▁the ▁unknown , ▁paths ▁through ▁conflict , ▁comp ounds ▁of ▁sex ▁and ▁spirit , ▁myster ious ▁ref lections , ▁hints ▁and ▁f ading ▁mem ories ▁which ▁un sett le ▁the ▁darkness ." ▁ ▁The ▁them es ▁of ▁his ▁present ▁paint ings ▁are : ▁War , ▁Music , ▁and ▁Sex , ▁the ▁interior ▁life ▁of ▁flowers , ▁the ▁sea ▁bed ▁and ▁how ▁do ▁hills ▁form ▁roots . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁ ▁Col in ▁Sp encer ▁has ▁been ▁Co - Ch air man ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Chair man ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 9 0 ) ▁and ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁( 1 9 9 0 – 9 9 ) ▁of ▁The ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Food ▁Writ ers ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 9 9 ). ▁ ▁He ▁continues ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁J ▁R ▁A cker ley ▁Prize ▁for ▁Aut obi ography . ▁ ▁Works ▁