Steve Roberts Gold Silver & Bronze In 1939 He was commissioned

In 1939 He was commissioned to paint a group of festival luminaries that included Shaw

While poverty drove him to paint it also held him back

alizarin and yellow ochre

The annual would get passed around elderly relatives at Christmas and old book shelves in back bedrooms would be mouldering with bound volumes of unread copies

-Matthew Hall

Steve Roberts Gold Silver & Bronze In 1939 He was commissioned"I used to share a studio with Steve when he too was working for the comic 2000 AD. We collaborated on a few covers for the comic, with Steve doing the drawing and inking and me doing the painting. I learnt a lot from him. Steve is simply one of the best draughts men I know and his ability to inject dynamism and humour into his drawings is a sheer delight."