Drawings

Neil Tyler c 1949 materials unknown size unknown
Couple on train c 1951 pencil on paper 5 x 7 in (13 x 18cm)
Anna Romano c 1963 pencil on paper size unknown
Anna c 1966 pen and ink size unknown
Teresa reading c 1968 pencil on paper size unknown
The bones of the skull (study) c 1947 pencil on paper 22 x 15 in (56 x 38cm)
Front cover: Sheila - Portrait of an Unknown Artist

SHEILA: Portrait of an Unknown Artist

A memoir about Sheila Denning’s life and work by her daughter, writer Teresa Thornhill, is due out in December 2025.

Thornhill tells her mother’s story from the inside, describing her struggle to paint while trying to survive an abusive marriage, run a home and raise two daughters.

SHEILA: Portrait of an Unknown Artist' can be purchased via teresathornhill.com: 

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Teresa Thornhill's other works include:

In Harm’s Way: the Memoir of a Child Protection Lawyer (Harper Collins 2024);
Hara Hotel: A Tale of Syrian Refugees in Greece (Verso 2018);
The Curtain Maker of Beirut: Conversations with the Lebanese (Berkshire Academic Press 2012) and Sweet Tea with Cardamom: A Journey through Iraqi Kurdistan (Pandora 1996)