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stephen the sleeping beauty beyond the wall : kensington palace '' b -lrb- oil , 2002 -rrb- whatley in 2007 in front of `` expressionism london , england ipswich norwich school of art -lrb- 1983 -- 1986 -rrb- university school of london -lrb- 1986 -- 1987 -rrb- of art -lrb- 1981 -- 1983 -rrb- english painting 22 july 1965 stephen b whatley.jpg stephen b. whatley
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stephen b. whatley

stephen beckett whatley -lrb- born july 22 , 1965 in london , england -rrb- is an english painter .
he specializes in expressionistic oil paintings .
his subjects include city scapes , landscapes , architecture , still life , portraits and christian works .
since 1992 , whatley has been honoring the anniversaries of architectural landmarks in london by painting them in their centenary years .
he typically paints them on location .
landmarks he has painted include bush house - former home of the bbc world service , broadcasting house , bbc television centre and the tate gallery , tate britain , tate modern , and tower bridge .
since the year 2000 , whatley 's christian faith -lrb- he was born anglican and converted to roman catholicism in 2011 -rrb- has inspired him to paint numerous tributes to catholic devotions .
in december 2008 `` time '' magazine editors selected his portrait tribute of barack obama from 100,000 images on the photography site flickr.com for publication .
it was published in `` time '' magazine 's ` person of the year ' issue 2008/2009 .
the portrait is now in the private collection of an american property developer living in london .
