Jeremy Houghton, who has painted the Queen and other famous people including tennis player Andy Murray, is encouraging people to bring the joy of colour and paint to children who cannot afford art materials.
Through his charity, Heart Felt Tips (HFT), he is challenging stationery providers to donate old and unwanted stock and asking schools to encourage families to fill pencil cases with creative resources and donate them to local food banks.
HFT organises for disadvantaged children to receive pencil cases packed with pens and other art supplies, creative tools that they all too often lack. The pencil cases are filled by children at schools and clubs, and then distributed via frontline food banks, children’s charities, hospitals, and faith centres.
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