This striking self-portrait by a Battersea artist who lost her brother to cancer is the new artwork for a project run by Sue Ryder Care.
Silence, by Arina Gordienko from Albert Bridge Road, will feature on all marketing material for the charity’s art exhibition this year.
The 47-year-old said: “I know firsthand how important and valued quality end of life care is. I lost my brother, Alexander, to cancer.
"It was an incredibly difficult time, I loved him very much.
“As well as supporting the charity to raise vital funds, it is my way to honour my brother’s memory.”
Ms Gordienko, whose brother died five years ago, based her piece on depictions of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti.
The Russian artist studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and now exhibits all over the world.
The exhibition, called Art Liberating Lives, will be held from December 16 to 20 and will sell work by artists of all abilities.
It will take place at London’s Mall galleries, with 35 per cent of profits going to the charity’s end-of-life and long-term illness care.
The closing date for submitting work is October 21, and those interested should visit suerydercare.org.
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