Philip Craig paints 150 portraits for charity

It took four years forprominent Ottawa artist Philip Craig to paint 150 portraits in his spare time.

The images feature everyone from famous Canadian politicians to Glebe community leaders, tostaff at Von's Bistro in the Glebe, to Craig'sfriends and family.

After all that work, the portraits arenow being sold to raise money for some of the Craig family's favouritecharities.

All 150 portraits currently adorn the walls of Von'sBistroand will remain there until the end of September. Theywill later be shown at the City Hall Art Gallery.

Check out the video in the player above to get a close-up look at some of the portraits.