AN AWARD-WINNING artist is auctioning one of his pictures for a life-saving charity.

Neil Higgs, joint winner of Gosfield Gallery’s winter open exhibition, will be putting one of his paintings under the hammer to raise funds for the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance.

The specially designed oil painting, centred around two helicopters and two rapid response vehicles operated by the charity, will be up for auction from April 6 until September 15.

Mr Higgs is currently in the process of painting the 100cm x 70cm masterpiece and it is set to be finished before the auction starts in April.