About

Bell primarily works in narrative realism, often using a single frame to tell the story. But as Gerhardt Richter rightly said “It’s a bit boring to stick to one thing,” so he does not restrict himself to realism. He learned the craft of oil painting by copying the masters such as Rembrandt, Turner, Monet, Van Gogh and Sargent at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. He also studies and paints from life at the Art League in Alexandria Virginia and the Scottsdale Artists’ School.

A member of the National Portrait Society, he has won a number of awards and has exhibited his work at the Art League Gallery, the Marin-Price Gallery, the Gallery Without Walls and the Del Ray Artisan’s Gallery. His work is represented in various private collections in the US and internationally. 

In 2014, he painted Fidelis ad Mortem, a posthumous portrait of Esther John, one of the Ten Martyrs of the Modern Era. This portrait hangs in the Esther John Chapel at the Lahore College of Theology and a digital version is featured on the Westminster Abbey website . He lives in the Town of Chevy Chase, where he has a studio.