A terminally-ill artist from Hayes wants to sell his entire collection to help the hospice that supported him.
58-year-old, Christopher Dilger, has been housebound since December after being diagnosed with liver cancer and emphysema and receives help from Harlington Hospice.
Talented Mr Dilger, uses an alter ego 'Captain Colourblind' as an escape from his past life.
He said: “My alter ego stems from me not really wanting to be me anymore. I don’t want to be noticed due to my appearance, I’m trying to sever yesterday with a disguise.”
He said: “For the majority of my life I was a builder or bricklayer on building sites, then I went through all the drink and drug problems in life, as some people do.
“I managed to claw my way out of that, moved up to Hayes in 1995 and just bogged myself into art, away from drink and away from drugs.
'Diverse artist'
Captain Colourblind is a diverse artist who portrays political and health campaigns through his work raising awareness of the dangers of smoking, drinking and crime.
Originally, Mr Dilger wanted a buyer for his specially designed one-of-a-kind padlock handbag, but now will sell his entire collection.
He said: “I’ve put so much time and money into the handbag, I’d love to just give it away but I want someone to benefit from it. In a nutshell I just want to generate as much money as I can for Harlington hospice fund, not for me."
A therapist from the hospice visits Mr Dilger at home, fetch his food shop and generally help with day-to-day chores.
“I imagine I’d be in hospital without them, they think it would be a benefit for a while, but it’s the fear I might not come back out that’s got me shackled a bit, but I’m trying to stay positive.”
If you would like to see more of Mr Dilger's work, visit his website. If you're interested in buying work by Captain Colourblind, you can call 07876 527678 or email captaincolourblind1@gmail.com. All proceeds will go to Harlington Hospice.
