Hercule Van Wolfwinkle raises more than £50k for Worthing charity
A PET portrait artist has raised more than £50,000 for charity with his "silly" drawings. Phil Heckels from Worthing started doing comical "rubbish" portraits of pets last year under the name of Hercule Van Wolfwinkle. The 38-year-old was inundated with requests after he shared a doodle of his own dog Narla on Facebook and offered to do commissions, initially as a joke. He began to draw other people's furry friends and created a Facebook page, Pet Portraits by Hercule, to share the results. After one person offered payment for postage, Phil set up a JustGiving page where people cou...
Source: theargus.co.uk