Britney Spears conquered the world with her singing skills and amazing looks. She is one talented artist who has been eulogized all over the world. Her songs reached all corners of the world. She was highly anticipated singer when she was on her prime. She got many high-coveted awards as a result. She is also often addressed as ‘Princess of Pop.’ It was alright that she became one of the best-selling recording artists of all-time. But, it seems that there is no stopping for her at the moment. She now targeting the art world.
Now, another side of Britney’s artistry is coming to the fore. She is 35-year-old and setting her sights on the art world. The mother of two is now devoting her time in painting. She wants to do better in the world of painting. But, there is a reason to do so. The famous singer has recently shared a short video in which she was seen painting in the lawn of her $8.9 million Californian mansion.
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In the video, she was seen at peace with her paint brushes which is quite contrary to the kind of videos which she normally shares. The regular uploads of blond beauty includes her passionate dances on stage or her perfectly toned body. The video that she uploaded recently showcases Britney at complete peace. She did not move while the camera rotated around her. She continued with her strokes and revealed the beautiful painting to the 18 million followers.
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Britney captioned the video as, “sometimes you just gotta play!!!!” The painting drew mixed reactions from the people. There were many people who were quite impressed by her vision of painting flowers and a muddle of multi-colored lines. But, at the same time, there were people for whom the painting wasn’t impressive.
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But, there was one man who got so impressed with the painting that he offered to pay $10,000 for just one of her canvases. People say that whatever Britney touches, it turns into gold. And, it has been proved with the price at which her painting was sold. Once, her umbrella which she used to hit the paparazzi in 2007 was also auctioned for $100,000 last year.
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Britney also decided to use her experimental canvases in best possible manner. She donated all her canvases to charity auction which was done to raise money for the victims of Las Vegas shooting. The Las Vegas shooting was one of the most menacing shooting in history of the United States. 58 people lost their lives whereas 546 were injured.
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Britney was quite a regular at the Las Vegas as she has been performing on one of her very successful shows ‘Britney: Piece of ME’ at Planet Hollywood for four years. It was quite natural that Britney had sympathy for people in Las Vegas. She did not think twice before donating her canvases for the cause.
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As her canvases went for auction at the Las Vegas, Britney released a video message for the buyers as well explaining the inspiration and the meaning behind the paintings.
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“The flowers in my painting represent a new beginning, and it’s in that spirit that we move forward. All the proceeds from the winning bid go to Vegas Cares Memorial Fund. I appreciate your kindness and your generosity — I love you Vegas,” she said.
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Although the canvases appeared like it were painted by some beginner, they were sold for whopping $10,000. Television personality and Las Vegas resident, Robin Leach offered the highest bidding.
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However, there were many people who responded negatively despite the big charity amount. One of the people wrote, “I make real art if you are interested. Lol.” Other user wrote, “WTF if I were goin to donate to charity I would give something worthy of the term ART!”
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There were some appreciations as well. One of the user wrote, “Give her a break my gosh it looks better than Van Gohg's art pieces. Art is a form of creativity. You may not like it but someone else does. Plus she was doing it for a fundraiser. Great job Brit! “She is so cute,” wrote one fan.
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Though there has been mixed reactions for the paintings done by Britney, her intentions to help the victims of Las Vegas shooting cannot be doubted. One also cannot deny the fact that she is extremely charitable. The Pop star has always been helpful to the people who are less fortunate than her and people love her for this.
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