04/09/2024
This guy is so funny with his Pet Portraits By Hercule.
I only found out today that he has raised money for charities with his humour and “ultra-realistic style” portraits x
I recently shared the very first pet portrait I ever drew, one of my dog Narla that I posted to Facebook in August 2020.
I said at the time that the portrait of Narla kick-started this project, and that’s true.
But THIS portrait, drawn exactly four years ago today, was the one that changed everything.
You see this portrait was drawn for my mate Matt, at a time when I was just drawing my portraits for a laugh and sharing them on my personal page to my friends.
A few days after drawing this portrait, Matt wanted to give some money for it. And that’s when the fundraising idea was born.
So a week later, on the 6th September 2020, I launched my Just Giving Page with a VERY optimistic target of hitting £299.….
Including Gift Aid, we have now raised £353,323 for my chosen charities Turning Tides and StreetVet (plus another £19,000 for other charities along the way)! 🤯
I’m often asked what my favourite portrait is, and the answer probably changes each time I respond. But what’s my most important portrait? Definitely this one of the lovely Jess. Because without this portrait, and without the support of my pal Matt, the fundraising might have never started…..
If you want to help us get to the next target of £400,000, if my posts keep you entertained, if they make you smile, and if you can comfortably afford to pop a couple of quid in my virtual buskers hat, the links are in the comments section.
There are over 350,000 people on my social media pages, imagine if even 10% could find £2 to donate right now……
Thanks for reading if you’ve got this far. Thanks to the 22,000 or so people who have donated. Thanks to Matt for his push. And apologies to the lovely Jess for what I did to you with my portrait.
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