White Sails - Gary Walton Original Painting | Charity Raffle in aid of PAPYRUS

A delightful miniature original acrylic painting by one of our most popular artists, Gary Walton, in a new format for 2026. 

This quirky piece has been created by Artist Gary Walton in support of PAPYRUS, a charity focused on the prevention of young suicide, with all proceeds from the raffle of the artwork helping save young lives.

This miniature size has been painted especially for the gallery - Gary doesn’t usually work in this scale - so we had no idea what to charge. Gary’s instruction was to do our best for the charity, so what better way to do that than raffle it as a part of our ongoing charity fundraising in aid of PAPYRUS, in memory of Jake, son of gallery owners Anne and Mark - lost to suicide aged just 20.

Painted in a circular porthole effect on a square, black painted board, White Sails features a delightful little orange painted boat, moored in the harbour, Gary's quirky little houses and a striped lighthouse sit on the deep blue horizon, where the crescent moon and stars twinkle overhead.

This original painting is signed by the artist and has been framed in a wide black scoop profile wooden frame, selected by the artist.

Gary has also signed and titled the artwork on a Certificate of Authenticity on the reverse of the frame. The certificate carries a lovely message from Gary, which says ‘I hope my artwork fills you with joy and happiness! Thank you for purchasing a piece of my imagination, and may you have many years enjoying it.’ What a nice man he is. We do love Gary!

Approximate dimensions:

Image size 23x23cm, plus frame.

The winning ticket will be selected at random on the Early May Bank Holiday, 4th May 2026, at 4.30pm. An especially nice Bank Holiday for one lucky customer!

Both Gary and ourselves at the Braithwaite Gallery want to show our support and admiration for PAPYRUS and everything they do for young people in need.

TICKETS can be bought online or by phone in blocks of 5 for £10, or in person at the gallery for £2 each. 

nb You will be assigned a ticket number/ block of 5 numbers. You will receive an email to confirm receipt however we will not be posting physical tickets.

BBC Radio York and the local media have been great supporters of our fundraising efforts - Gallery Director Anne is regularly invited to speak on Bec Homer's morning show on BBC Radio York.

PAPYRUS is a charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide in young people. Just £7 can help provide a lifesaving phone call to someone in need. 

All funds raised from the raffle of this artwork will be donated to PAPYRUS via our JustGiving page. We are thrilled to have raised over £17,000 for this worthwhile cause in 2023-25, and hope to do more to help PAPYRUS save young lives over the coming year. Previous fundraisers for mental health charity Mind raised £5825. Huge thanks to everyone involved.

PAPYRUS tells us: "Suicide is the biggest killer of young people under 35 in the UK. We believe many young suicides can be prevented. Through fundraising you are raising vital awareness of PAPYRUS and spreading our message of hope."

©  Artist Gary Walton

The Braithwaite Gallery is fundraising in aid of PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide. All monies raised will go to PAPYRUS, but the gallery is acting in its own capacity. PAPYRUS is not responsible for the content on this page and accepts no liability. The views and articles shared on this page are not in any way endorsed by or advocated by PAPYRUS.

This has been organised by The Braithwaite Gallery Ltd as a Small Society Lottery, registered with City of York Council, registration number CYC-071646.

Special thanks as always to the lovely ladies at City of York Council's Licensing Unit for helping process the registration and paperwork.