Unsinkable Sam Neutral This gem of a portrait

This gem of a portrait was painted in 1949

This painting was originally about meditation and aligning the seven main chakras - but it changed course

Guy Lipscombe was a graphic artist and illustrator but also a sought-after portrait painter

It demonstrates another dimension to the artist’s talents and perhaps a sense of humour

The universe will provide

Unsinkable Sam Neutral This gem of a portraitAfter the sinking of the Bismarck in 1941, British sailors found Sam clinging to a floating plankthe only survivor rescued by the HMS Cossack. Just months later, the Cossack was struck and sunk by a torpedo. Sam survived and was brought safely to the shores of Gibraltar. His final post was on board the famous aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal but the ship was torpedoed and Sam was found "angry but quite unharmed" clinging to a piece of debris. After the