Pet Portraits By Hercule: Worthing artist is finalist for JustGiving Awards 2022 after raising more than £160,000 for West Sussex charity Turning Tides

Hercule Van Wolfwinkle, aka Phil Heckels, caught the public's imagination when he doodled a picture of his dog one afternoon and stuck it on Facebook.

He described his work as 'rubbish' but people loved them and people from as far as California and Belgium have been asking him to draw pictures of their pets in return for donations.

He has now been nominated in the Creative Fundraiser of the Year category at the JustGiving Awards 2022, with voting online until Sunday, September 11, and the winners announced at a ceremony on October 10.

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Pascale Harvie, president and general manager at JustGiving, said: “People and charities across the nation have achieved incredible things despite the many challenges they have faced. After three years, we're delighted to be able to celebrate their huge efforts at the JustGiving Awards in October.

“These finalists are just a handful of those who are coming together to change people’s lives every day, whether that is through cancer support, improving local facilities and schools, or crowdfunding to support a stranger in need. They have shown us that, together, we can achieve anything."

Hercule was nominated for his inventive and original approach to fundraising through Pet Portraits By Hercule on Facebook.