VISITORS

If you are a visitor to the website you are very welcome here!  My name is Raymond Van Neste and I founded Painting for Charity in 2006.    

 

VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Since it's creation Painting for Charity has been and still is about people within the community simply having a heart for example people who are suffering the worst kinds of poverty or as in the current campaign to ease the pain of people suffering from depression in all of its guises related to mental health issues.  With this in mind Painting for Charity is about creativtiy in it's broader sense!   From this perspective creativity and inspiration become the source in which people suffering might be helped.  

Painting for Charity is not about creating great works of art, on the contrary, it's about having a heart to try to do 'something' no matter what that something is!   It's my belief that it's possible spiritually to tip the balance, through the reaching out of our hearts, to make things happen for the better and to ease some of the suffering that is currently in our world today. 

 

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING AND POETRY

Painting for Charity uses the great traditions of art, photography and writing (including poetry) as a way of raising money to either support causes directly or to donate to registered charities around the world.  How this is done is through the kindness of volunteers who give up some of their time to paint pictures, take photographs or write articles.  The paintings and photographs are then sold directly on the website or put up for sale in exhibitions to raise money for Painting for Charity's causes. 

 

PAINTING FOR CHARITY'S ARTISTS AND VISITORS

A BIG thank you to Painting for Charity's artists and photographers from London UK and Asia for your loyalty over the years and for staying with the voluntary group.   And thank you as well to our many visitors who regularly visit us from 26 countries around the world for your perseverance and friendship. 

 

PATRON

Since 2007, Dr Therese Shak Director of Ming-Ai / Caritas, has very kindly joined Painting for Charity as its patron.  

 

 

Raymond Van Neste BA, MA
July  2010