London (CNN) A British man has raised thousands of pounds for charity after his unconventional drawings of people's pets went viral. Phil Heckels, 38, told CNN that his rise to internet stardom began six weeks ago when he was trying to get his six-year-old son to make a thank you card for family. "It was pretty crap," said Heckels, from Worthing, south England, who was surprised to be inundated with offers for the work. Heckels has now made around 220 portraits. By the end of the day he had seven requests from friends who wanted a drawing of their own pets, and within days his burgeoning reputation saw him inundated with messages and commissions.

Source: CNN October 21, 2020 16:18 UTC