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Philip Craig paints 150 portraits for charity

After four years of work, Ottawa artist Philip Craig is finally ready to sell 150 portraits he painted to raise money for some of his favourite charities.

Philip Craig paints portraits for charity

9 years ago
Duration 2:19
For the last four years, prominent Ottawa artist Philip Craig has been working on a unique arts project. He's painted 150 portraits of friends, family, community leaders and politicians to raise money for charity.

It took four years for prominent Ottawa artist Philip Craig to paint 150 portraits in his spare time.

The images feature everyone from famous Canadian politicians to Glebe community leaders, to staff at Von's Bistro in the Glebe, to Craig's friends and family.

After all that work, the portraits are now being sold to raise money for some of the Craig family's favourite charities.

All 150 portraits currently adorn the walls of Von's Bistro and will remain there until the end of September. They will later be shown at the City Hall Art Gallery.

Check out the video in the player above to get a close-up look at some of the portraits.