Original painting by Ed Sheeran raises £51,000 for charity

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Ed Sheeran has raised more than £51,000 for a cancer charity.The artist’s abstract work, which is called ‘Splash Planet’, was won by a fan on the US east coast who shelled out £20 for a ticket as part of a charity draw.The raffle, which has raised funds for Cancer Campaign in Suffolk (CCiS), was first launched last month and drawn by Sheeran on Monday (March 15).The singer also delivered a video message ahead of the raffle and explained that the painting featured in the cover for his one-off single ‘Afterglow’.He previously said of the paintings: “I painted a canvas a day for 30 days.

It was really fun. It’s kind of Jackson Pollocky.“I bought house paint and just layered it up by flicking it. I just do my art and I love doing it.