Shropshire artist donates a painting a day to charity throughout March
A professional artist from Shropshire is raising money for two charities by donating her work throughout the month.
Penelope Timmis from Rowley, near Westbury, is an award-winning artist who works mainly in the medium of acrylic or oil on canvas or board. She has been painting daily throughout each lockdown, from home interiors to landscapes and more recently views from her window.
Moved by the nation's struggle during the current pandemic, Penelope has decided to donate a painting everyday throughout March to raise much-needed money to fight hunger and food waste.
Each charity painting is in oil and is set in a bespoke frame donated by Elaine Beckett of Beckett Framing in Cheshire. The proceeds from each painting will go to Fare Share and Shrewsbury Food Hub.
Shrewsbury Food Hub is a charity which aims to to reduce food waste and support the community. Volunteers collect left over food and distribute it to those in need.
Fare Share is the UK's biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste – diverting surplus food, which would otherwise go to waste, onto people at risk of hunger.
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Penelope said: “Seeing the long queues of people waiting for the Shrewsbury Food Hub to open affirmed my feeling of gratitude that I do not have to worry about day-to-day living. Having produced so many paintings during lockdown, I wanted to do something to help.”
By day 15 Penelope had sold 35 paintings and raised more than £4,000. She hopes to double that figure before the month is out.
To make purchasing the charity paintings accessible to a greater audience, Penelope has massively reduced the price of her works, with a suggested donation price of £120.
To view Penelope’s artwork visit penelopetimmis.co.uk/charity-paintings
