A LIMITED edition of the Beano which features the Kelpies has been donated by their creator Andy Scott to raise funds to improve young people’s lives in Scotland.
Signed by Scott and Beano illustrator David Sutherland, the comic strip version of the Kelpies is just one of many donations from renowned artists to the Prince’s Trust True Colours Art Dinner and Auction on May 24 at Lyon and Turnbull in Edinburgh.
Others include a painting from John Byrne, recently voted the country’s most stylish man at the 2018 Scottish Style Awards, and an artwork from Prince’s Trust ambassador Ian Faulkner.
Around 50 artists have donated art work to raise vital funds to help change young lives during Scotland’s Year of Young People, among them Gerard Burns, Chris Busche, Ann Oram and Catriona Miller.
The estates of the John Bellany family and Alberto Morcocco have also donated a piece to support the cause.
The charity supports young people like Lee McGuire, an artist from Glasgow, who has recently been helped by the trust to make his dream a reality and turn his artwork into a viable career.
“I was working in one of those dead-end nine-to-five retail jobs and hating every minute of it,” said McGuire. “I called up and was booked in for a meeting with the Prince’s Trust, and a week later I was on the four day Explore Enterprise programme which was a huge help in seeing how to manage everything. During this week I quit my job and I now happily work full time on my artwork.”
Faulkner said he was delighted to be involved in the True Colours Art Dinner. “Already there is an impressive line-up of artists on board and it is set to be a fantastic event that will hopefully raise a lot of funds,” he said.
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