bˈɛl tˈʊk ˌʌp pˈeɪntɪŋ ɐɡˈɛn, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð wˈɪljəm kˈoʊldstɹiːm, lˈɔːɹəns ɡˈaʊɪŋ, ɹˈɑːdɹɪɡˌoʊ mˈɔɪnɪhˌæn, vˈɪktɚ pˈæzmoːɹ ænd klˈɔːd ɹˈɑːdʒɚz, bɪkˌeɪm ɐ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə jˈuːstən ɹˈoʊd skˈuːl.
Bell took up painting again, and in 1937 along with William Coldstream, Lawrence Gowing, Rodrigo Moynihan, Victor Pasmore and Claude Rogers, became a founder of the Euston Road School.