Getting ready to paint Lenny Henry on Saturday
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This Saturday 200 artists will be painting national treasure Sir Lenny Henry - you can watch us live on Facebook!
Sky Arts are attempting to set a Guinness World Records title for the most people painting a portrait simultaneously.
Join the live event on Facebook this Saturday at 2.45pm by simply clicking on the image below, or head over to the Sky TV Facebook page to find out more in advance:
If you want to be part of the record attempt itself during the online event, you can register here to participate (nb take a careful note of the rules that are being published to registered participants in order for your portrait to be counted).:
The 200 studio artists have all been told we have to use acrylic paint, and will be provided with A3 canvasses. So I've been dusting off the acrylics, getting familiar with Lenny Henry's face structure and features. Here's a demo video of the process I'll be using on Saturday:
Thank you for reading... don't forget, *|IF:FNAME|**|END:IF|* that you're warmly invited to my Open Studio on the last weekend of November. Information to follow, but I can reveal that mince pies will abound!
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