Sheeran turned to painting as a “creative outlet” and set up a makeshift workshop in a disused car park in central London, the Sapphire singer shared his interest in painting began in 2019
Ed Sheeran. Pic/AFP
English singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran, who has been getting a great response to his recently released track, Sapphire, is exploring new creative avenues.
Sheeran turned to painting as a “creative outlet” and set up a makeshift workshop in a disused car park in central London. The singer, 34, has revealed that he has been making art whenever he is on a break from touring. He is now preparing to exhibit his first collection, which will be sold in aid of his Ed Sheeran Foundation charity.
He said in a statement, “I started painting at the end of my Divide Tour in 2019 and it’s something that I’ve used as a creative outlet ever since. When I was growing up, my parents worked in art, so I’ve naturally always been interested in it, and I always enjoyed studying art at school. I was back and forth on tour last year, and I used a lot of my downtime in the UK to paint. I’d run to a disused car park in Soho each morning, paint and then run home. I’d do that daily until I headed back out on tour again.”
Sheeran revealed that he was encouraged to show his first collection by artist Damien Hirst. He added, “I told my good friends Damien Hirst and Joe Hage about the paintings, and they encouraged me to do my own thing. So I decided to use it as a way of raising funds for my foundation, which supports music education in the UK and helps fund grassroots music projects and schools.”
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