Auction for original painting of Freddie Mercury raises £2,700 for Rainbow Fund
Local artist Lez Ingham presents Marc Walmsley, owner of Man Zone Barbers, with the certificate of ownership for her painting of Freddie Mercury at his seafront flat last month. AT the auction for this unique piece of art on Sunday, October 21, during the Hibernation Community Lunch at the Old Ship
Local artist Lez Ingham presents Marc Walmsley, owner of Man Zone Barbers, with the certificate of ownership for her painting of Freddie Mercury at his seafront flat last month.
AT the auction for this unique piece of art on Sunday, October 21, during the Hibernation Community Lunch at the Old Ship Hotel, Marc bid £2,700 for the painting. The money raised was donated to the Rainbow Fund making the grand total raised at Hibernation 2018 to £15,568.
Last year, Lez donated a painting of George Michael for auction at the same event, which raised £3,300, bringing the total value Lez’s paintings have raised for local LGBT+ causes in the last two years to £6,000.
Lez is presently accepting commissions to paint original new work and will donate 20% of each commission received to the Rainbow Fund to continue their work supporting LGBT/HIV organisations in Brighton and Hove.
The Rainbow Fund give grants to local LGBT/HIV organisations who deliver effective front line services to LGBT people in the city.
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