AS WELL as a pint, a pub in Eastleigh had the chance to pick up a painting by a local amateur artist raising money for a charity close to his heart.
Steve Williams, 40, from The Quadrangle, made almost £100 for Countess Mounbatten Hospice, West End, by putting up for sale a collection of work that he has been working on since May.
The venue for this exhibition was The Litten Tree pub in High Street where the relaxed atmosphere over a quiet pint produced healthy sales.
Now he will hand the cash to the hospice where his father has been admitted with cancer.
Steve can boast that the Queen is on his list of recipients. He sent her a picture of carnations in a vase when the Queen Mother died and received a thank-you letter in return. He said: "The exhibition was a success and I plan to run more until I have sold all of the paintings that I have donated to the hospice."
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