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Swapping planting for painting! Alan Titchmarsh gets his green fingers into Heart Research UK's anonymous heART project

Alan Titchmarsh has donated a piece of original artwork to Heart Research UK’s ‘anonymous heART project’, a fundraising campaign featuring A5 artwork created anonymously by artists, celebs and creative Heart Research UK supporters.

 

Alan is well-known for his love of art and creation of masterpieces in the garden. He first sowed the seeds of his success in appearances on television programmes as a gardening expert and went on to cement himself as a household name on the acclaimed BBC series’ Gardeners World and Ground Force. Alan continues to flex his green fingers in his own private garden, in which he explores his love of line, form, scale, perspective and colour.

 

To spot Alan’s spooky piece, you’ll need to use your magic powers. Grabbing his horticulturally inspired artwork in time for Halloween will be quite the trick, and we’re sure you’ll fall under its spell.

 

Other big names, bringing you one-of-a-kind pieces of art, include Paul Insect, Robert Smith (The Cure), Zoë Wanamaker CBE, Keith Lemon and Vic Reeves.

 

The artwork will be auctioned on eBay from the 4th - 13th October 2019. To add an additional twist, although the list of creators will be available to all bidders, the artist of each individual piece will be kept anonymous until after the auction is over. You’ll have to rely on your keen eye for detail if you want to walk away with a blooming masterpiece for a bargain price.

 

The auction is open to everyone, and all the money raised will fund Heart Research UK’s pioneering medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease.

 

Alan Titchmarsh, said: “Anything that helps to further the understanding and prevention of heart disease gets my vote.

I am never pleased with my artwork, but it was fun!

 

Raising the profile, and encouraging the support of research against heart disease is vital. How else are we going to conquer it?”

 

Kate Bratt-Farrar, Chief Executive of Heart Research UK, said: “The art auction is an easy, quirky way to offer support that has attracted contributions from celebrities who, like Alan Titchmarsh, are dedicated to tackling heart disease with Heart Research UK.

 

“We’ve been overwhelmed with the number and scope of the donations but the important factor is that only HRUK knows who created each artwork.  Imagine the delight when you’ve bought your favourite and find out the famous name on the back.”

 

Link to the eBay auction - https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/heartresearchuk_shop

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