Bidder will be painted by royal and sporting artist

By Andrew Green, Third Sector Online, 8 April 2008

The winner of an auction being run by Guildford YMCA will have their picture painted by British artist Darren Baker, who is famous for his portraits of sporting personalities such as boxer Amir Khan.

The artist, whose latest commission is for a portrait of the Queen, has also painted Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton and the ‘Magnificent 7’ collection of Manchester United players to have worn the number seven shirt for the club, including George Best, Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Baker is...

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