Author paints picture of her work

BESTSELLING author Sarah Dunant will give a talk on the BP Portrait Award at 6pm in the National Gallery today.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Jan 2010, 08:38 BST

Updated 11th Jan 2010, 11:22 BST

The author of The Birth of Venus and Sacred Hearts will explore how the novelist and painter work together to create characters.