Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - painted for auction, step by step project

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The Platinum Queen - Ink and tea with fluorescent acrylic, real platinum leaf and Swarovski Crystals on Bockingford CP (not)
The Platinum Queen - Ink and tea with fluorescent acrylic, real platinum leaf and Swarovski Crystals on Bockingford CP (not)
Pencil sketch - Blackwing graphite on stretched bockingford paper
Pencil sketch - Blackwing graphite on stretched bockingford paper
adding calligraphy ink details to graphite
adding calligraphy ink details to graphite
lightly adding tea
lightly adding tea
details of drying tea
details of drying tea
addition of fluorescent pink (golden) acrylic paint
addition of fluorescent pink (golden) acrylic paint
watered down acrylic paint dripped into blue watered down ink brush strokes
watered down acrylic paint dripped into blue watered down ink brush strokes
detail of colour separation - ink and acrylic
detail of colour separation - ink and acrylic
detail of dried ink and acrylic showing separations
detail of dried ink and acrylic showing separations
adding real platinum leaf to areas of hand painted size
adding real platinum leaf to areas of hand painted size
detail showing reflections of platinum leaf after burnishing
detail showing reflections of platinum leaf after burnishing
adding tiny swaovski crystals to the coronet
adding tiny swaovski crystals to the coronet
A print of the finished piece from an edition of 70, purchased by Zara and Mike Tindall.
A print of the finished piece from an edition of 70, purchased by Zara and Mike Tindall.

This piece was comissioned by West Contemporary Gallery to commemorate the Queens Platinum anniversary. The piece was auctioned at the Anderson Foundation to raise money for Great Ormond street hospital, raising £28,000 at auction.
Subsequently an edition of 70 prints was made with a percentage of each sale being donated also to Gt Ormond Street Charity. The total cheque presented to Great Ormond Street from West Contemporary, The Anderson Foundation and Carne Griffiths was for £40,000 to support the incredible work and research they carry out.

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