Cup joy captured on canvas for Sir Bobby cancer project

An evocative painting by a South Tyneside artist capturing a special moment for the city of Newcastle and fans of its football club has been donated to support the work of The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, part of Newcastle Hospitals Charity.

- by Gazette Reporter

Kevin Day painted 'The Parade' from the end of Percy Street during the citywide celebration of Newcastle United's Carabao Cup win in March.

Painting 'en plein air', that is recording his subject matter straight onto his board from life, is Kevin's usual method, but painting during a cup parade proved particularly challenging.

A professional artist from South Shields, Kevin said: “I knew I wanted to paint that moment when the whole city came together to celebrate the cup win.

“It was challenging to paint because it was quite windy that day and I had to secure my board to the railings.

"I'd done some prep a couple of days before, but then the weather and the light was so different on the day of the parade that I had to start again from scratch. I did the background in the morning and then added the people and the bus.