"Crying" by Charlie Higson inspired by Roy Orbison's Song

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Ended:February 28th 2020, 12:00pm EST

Winner: Glyn

£200($249 USD)

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The Prize

"Crying" by Charlie Higson inspired by Roy Orbison's Song.

Dimensions: 8x8 inch canvases inside 30x30cm frames
Painting on canvas

ART IN A BOX II - PAINT YOUR TORCH SONG is a charity art project featuring original artwork by famous names from the worlds of music, comedy and TV. The participating artists each received a bespoke art box containing all the materials needed to create the painting. The theme for the paintings was 'Torch Songs’ - inspirational songs that we turn to when times are tough and that help guide us out of the dark.

Charlie Higsons' work has been inspired by the song "Crying" by Roy Orbison.

A multi-talented actor, comedian and author, Charles Murray Higson came to fame as one of the main writers and performers on The Fast Show. Back in the early 1980s, however, Charlie was embarking on a different path as the lead singer of The Higsons, a funk-punk band signed to the Specials’ 2 Tone Records.

A later stint as a decorator then preceded a shift in creative focus that saw Charlie begin writing comedy sketches for Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. Highly regarded for his comedy work, another change of direction has more recently seen him pen the acclaimed Young Bond series of James Bond novels, while he is now deep into a successful zombie-horror series of children’s books called ‘The Enemy’.

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The Cause

CALM
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide – the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. CALM runs a free and confidential helpline and webchat – 7 hours a day, 7 days a week – for anyone who needs to talk about life’s problems, as well as supporting those bereaved by suicide and working in the community to reengage with people before they reach the point of crisis.

The charity actively campaigns via the media to spread awareness of suicide and challenge male stereotypes, using cultural touch points like art, music, sport and comedy.

https://www.thecalmzone.net

Together for Short Lives

Together for Short Lives is the UK’s leading charity for the 49,000 children living with life-limiting conditions.

The charity wants to help every child and family living with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition get the very best care and support they can so they can make the most of every moment together. Many of these children have complex conditions and need specialist care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Together for Short Lives runs a helpline to support families and champions improvements in palliative care, supporting a network of children’s hospices across the UK.

https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk

Website

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Item #P34507

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