The artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, who died of cancer at the age of 60, painted the African landscapes of her childhood and gave the same wonderful depth of color to the sunsets in Suffolk, where she lived. 

Her work included oil paintings, etchings, monotypes and pastels. She reached the pinnacle of her career when she was commissioned for a portrait of the Queen to mark the Golden Jubilee in 2002. She was made a “Member of the Most Excellent Order” in 2009.

Chinwe survived the Biafran war as a child. Even as a very young girl in school, she wanted to be an artist. Despite the efforts of her parents and teachers to get her to focus on the three Rs, she sketched a caricature of her teacher in mid-rant, which earned her a scolding both from teacher and parents. She was a strong-willed child and grew into a determined woman. Although she was afflicted throughout her life by myasthenia gravis, a disorder that weakens the muscles, she worked and travelled extensively

Born in Awka, Nigeria, she moved to the UK in 1975 and studied at the Hornsey College of Art in North London. Chinwe had an impressive list of clients; she painted portraits of Emeka Anyaoku, Commonwealth secretary general, and Geoffrey Watling, the president of Norwich City FC. For the athlete Kriss Akabusi she painted not only his portrait but also a series of large paintings in the theme of the African diaspora. She produced some excellent sculptures and her exhibitions were always vibrant and captivating.

 
Chinwe was an ardent supporter of Arsenal FC and spent many afternoons on the terraces. If one were to accompany her on one such afternoon, one would be fascinated by the change in her personality. The usually demure and quietly spoken woman often took to waving and loudly urging the Arsenal players to win.

She had great strength of character and was always straightforward in her observation and advice.

She is survived by her husband, Roderick, whom she married in 1980; her sons, Rogan and Alasdair, and her daughter, Nwiru; her mother and six siblings; and a grandson.

By Milica Matic