Spencer, an English painter working in the 20th century, is considered a visionary and an eccentric, he was an independent artist that never joined any of the artistic movements of the time. Spencer's works often express his fervent if unconventional Christian faith, his romantic and sexual obsessions. Spencer was a commissioned War Artist in both WWI and WWII. He was skilled at organising multi-figure compositions as seen in some of his greatest works including Resurrection, Cookham, The Sandham Memorial Chapel and the Port Glasgow Series. Spencer saw military service in WWI, had two unconventional marriages, was rejected on occasions by the Royal Academy, had an attempted prosecution for obscenity against him, all while living his entire life in a Berkshire village make his life as intriguing as his paintings.