09/04/2026
Amazing work!
WE’VE DONE IT!!
We’ve turned some silly pet portraits and a hopeful dream of raising £299 for charity, into £500,000 raised for StreetVet and Turning Tides.
HALF. A MILLION. Pounds!?!
When I posted my very first portrait of Narla out to my mates on Facebook back in 2020, it was just in the hope that it might make a couple of people smile. Nothing more than that.
But then you guys came along, and you ‘got’ what this was all about.
You came with your humour, and your warmth, and your kindness. And you’ve supported something that has become so much more than I could have ever imagined.
But, above all, some of you have displayed huge amounts of generosity towards these amazing charities who carry out such incredible work and support some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.
Around 30,000 of you have donated to the project over the course of the last six years, and it’s YOU guys who have made this milestone a reality.
I’ve said many times over that ‘thank you’ never really feels like enough, but it is all I’ve got.
I just hope that you know how sincere and genuine this ‘thank you’ is, because your support is so overwhelming and something I that I will always be humbled by.
Life with this project isn’t always easy, and the last six years have been a rollercoaster for me. We haven’t raised this money just from simply drawing portraits - I’ve chucked myself out of planes, climbed mountains, tattooed myself, quit my job, shaved my hair, taken part in 24 hour drawing events, abseiled down buildings, organised countless fundraisers, and even walked 500 miles to get us here.
And the problem with rollercoasters is that you rarely get a chance to stop and enjoy the view, or think about what’s coming around the next corner.
I’ve been taking some time out over the last week to do just that, but I couldn’t let this milestone pass unannounced or without thanking YOU.
Much love
Hercule x
