Doddie Weir, a painter who uses his lips to create paintings after becoming paralyzed created pieces to collect money for the charity founded by Scottish rugby great Doddie Weir.
The motor neuron disease-stricken rugby hero served as an inspiration for Henry Fraser, who is paralyzed from the neck down.
He claimed that his interpretation of the “Doddie 5 Tartan” represented how to “flip life’s adversities on their head.”
Mr. Fraser hopes that the money raised from his creations will assist to improve the lives of those who are afflicted by the illness.
The 30-year-old artist was a life-changing victim of a diving accident in Portugal in 2009 after having played rugby from an early age till he was 17 years old.
In 2015, once he discovered how to paint with his mouth, his boyhood love of art was reignited.
After receiving an MND diagnosis in 2016, former Scotland international rugby player Doddie Weir founded the My Name’5 Doddie charity.
He was a “great inspiration” to Mr. Fraser because of his happy attitude and optimistic outlook.
Like Doddie, I was an active man before my accident, he remarked. Having that abruptly taken away significantly altered my life.
“I had to completely reevaluate and calibrate everything, which required me to switch from using my physical strength to using my cerebral strength.
I truly look up to him as a role model, even though we are going through two very different things, he remarked.
Mr. Fraser has hundreds of designs, ranging from exotic creatures and landscapes to well-known athletes.
You may purchase his tartan prints online, with all sales going to the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
Mr. Fraser stated that the painting was not intended to be flawless.
“This picture is a reflection of two individuals who have struggled with a life-altering event. The composition, in my opinion, combines our experiences.
“I’ll know it’s a job well done if I can alter just one person’s life through the money we raise with these digital prints,” the artist said.
The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation’s chief executive, Jill Douglas, said that because of people like Henry, the organization can “study MND and attempt to offer others living with this awful disease some hope.”
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