Tom CroftTOM CROFT is a portrait painter, working in oils from his studio in Oxford. He has produced paintings for a wide range of clients, from Manchester United Football Club to Oxford colleges and private commissions. Notable portraits include the first feale bishop Libby Lane, author Mark Haddon, former home secretary Jacqui Smith, BBC arts editor Will Gompertz, Radiohead bass player Colin Greenwood and footballers Wayne Rooney and David Beckham. Tom appeared on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year. He opens his studio to the public during Oxfordshire Artweeks each year and is a member of the Oxford Art Society and he is also a member of the Contemporary British Portrait Painters collective (CBPP), a group of some of the best portrait artists working in Britain today.

In March 2020 Tom started #portraitsfornhsheroes by offering a free portrait to the first NHS key worker to contact him on Instagram. He then encouraged other portrait artists to do the same and the initiative grew into a global project. There is now an online exhibition of the NHS portraits, in association with Google Arts and Culture and the charity Paintings in Hospitals. Read More Read Less