Coming Together for The Children's Trust

As the official artist-in-residence for The Children's Trust annual Art Exhibition, I invited budding young artists to complete an artwork by painting in the black outline images of my child characters.

It was great to see the drawing come to life with vibrant colours and some really interesting creativity from all the children, from chequered trousers to green shoes, and pink hair!

There was some serious concentration going on!

It was such an enjoyable experience for me to be able to work with all the children who took part in this little collaboration, from ages 2 to 15.

‘Come Together’ was finished on the last day of the exhibition by two-year-old Emma Hevesy. The painting has been donated to The Children’s Trust, a national charity that provides specialist care for some of the UK’s most severely disabled children, and rehabilitation to children with an acquired brain injury.

 

And this is the finished masterpiece

 "Come Together"

I hope patients and visitors at the trust will gain as much joy looking at the painting as we did creating it.

A Unique Opportunity....

I have started an art project through Kickstarter with the aim to create a unique art piece that brings people from all quarters together, representing the world melting pot and the life journey in a single one off, original painting.

A Coming Together

The aim of this project is to create a unique painting depicting a world melting pot of people from all quarters who are working their way along their life path. 

Each collaborator will be depicted within the painting as an individual character together with something specific that represents them. This can be by something they are holding, like a favourite childhood toy or an object relating to their hobby or interest, the clothing they are wearing, whether it's the uniform of their career (or even what they WANTED to be!). Anything they can think of that tells their story or that shows a small piece of their personality.

There are also great incentives for backing this project. You will have an individually commissioned piece of artwork to own (see Rewards), and at the same time be part of a wider achievement and be included in an exciting process with a final result! A coming together and melting pot of people from all quarters included in a single, unique painting.

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This is a unique opportunity to be involved in a fantastic art collaboration!

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