…and give your secret Santa the chance to win an original Howson piece…
Proud Scots can forget the socks, bath salts and chocolates this Christmas and choose to gift their loved ones a unique present that will help preserve the legacy of iconic poet, Robert Burns. And with the chance to win a never-before-seen Peter Howson painting of the bard, worth an estimated £50,000 – a piece of the
www.howsonburns.com pixel painting could be the best Christmas present…ever.
The perfect Yuletide present for Burns enthusiasts… or for those with a love of Howson’s often controversial work, a block of pixels can be purchased for only £10 to unveil a piece of the never-before-seen painting at
www.howsonburns.com.
All funds raised will go towards the completion of the new Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway and when all the pixels have been purchased and the painting has been revealed in its entirety for the very first time, one very lucky pixel person will win the painting.
Secret (or not-so-secret!) Santa’s can get creative when sending the e-gift with a line of poetry to rival the Bard’s, and when the message is opened, a piece of the painting will be uncovered for the first time.
Howson, whose fans include Madonna, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, grew up in Ayrshire admiring the work of the Bard, and has created the striking 6ft by 4ft painting to help the National Trust for Scotland raise the final £3.8 million needed to complete the new, state-of-the-art £21 million museum which is scheduled to open in summer 2010 in Alloway, Ayrshire.
So think outside the box this Christmas and give a gift that will help preserve the legacy of Scotland’s most famous son for years to come.
Pixels can be purchased at
www.howsonburns.com.