Wendy Mallas, Portrait Painter
"Wendy Mallas is a portrait artist from Stockport who donates her paintings to charity for auction. After spending many years as an Illustrator and Heraldic Artist, she now concentrates her time painting portraits in acrylic on canvas to raise money for various causes."
Here's a few quotes about her work:
…very realistic
, Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United and England Footballer
You rock, Wendy
, Lee Boardman, actor
OMG! Do you know how FAB your painting is?!
, Beverley Knight, singer
I really like the painting, it must have taken a lot of effort and concentration. I hope it raises a lot money for a very worthy cause.
, Steven Gerrard, Liverpool FC and England footballer
It's ******* brilliant, I think it's well ******* good that it's gonna make a load of money for the charity
, Ricky Hatton, boxer
The painting is amazing. I really hope the bidding goes well and maybe we can raise a bit more money than the one of Steven
, Fernando Torres, Liverpool FC
If there's anything you like, or don't like for that matter, drop Wendy a tweet on Twitter! @Wendy
Charity Auctions
Wendy is currently looking for a professional UK Sports Personality who would like their portrait painted to raise money for Sport Relief 2010 Please contact by email if you are interested.
Current auctions for charity:
Signed portrait of LFC's Fernando Torres
This 31.5" x 24" acrylic on canvas (shown below), autographed by the footballer, will be auctioned by John Hibbs in aide of Lupus UK. The auction is only open until 15:00hrs 14th Feb 2010.

Read more about the Fernando Torres portrait
Recent auctions for charity have raised:
During 2009 (July to December) Wendy helped raise a total of £10,180.55 for various charities through the auctions of her paintings. Wendy is aiming to raise £20,000 for various charities throughout 2010.
Current plans ahead include:
To be confirmed shortly, but include a portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Anthony Nolan and one of Robbie Williams for Alzheimer's
Supported Causes:
Paul Steele's fund raising for the Anthony Nolan Trust.
John Hibbs marathon for the Lupus charity
