Friday, May 4, 2012

Self-portraits of famous to donate to charity


 Singer Adele, chef Jamie Oliver and boyband The Wanted are among some of the most famous faces in the UK showing how they see themselves via a self-portrait charity initiative to benefit the Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts.

Other celebs that picked up a paintbrush for the Face Britain effort include Cilla Black, Ronnie Wood and even Dennis the Menace. 

Earlier this month, a gigantic image of the Queen made up of thousands of self-portraits of children was projected onto Buckingham Palace.

Jeremy Newton, chief executive of the foundation, said: “We had to get the Queen's approval, of course, because we're projecting on to the front of her home.

“I'm delighted to say Her Majesty loved the idea and loves the imagery. She had a little sneak preview earlier this week and gave it her full approval.

“Face Britain is about empowering children to explore their identity creatively. In this project they have used the arts to communicate how they see themselves, giving us all a unique snapshot of our country's future generation.”

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