Irish artist Colin Davidson has painted the first ever portrait of Ed Sheeran, and it is set to hang in the National Portrait Gallery.
The four foot square oil painting was created after Belfast-born Colin met Ed’s father, who is an art historian and curator. A meeting was then set up with the Shape Of You singer, and he posed in his Suffolk home for three hours back in August 2015 for the painting.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror Colin said, “When painting a portrait I am looking for the moment when the person is almost unaware of me being there and I feel I got it with Ed.
“I deliberately didn’t want Ed to perform and that was odd for him. But there is a youthful aspect to the portrait but also something experienced beyond his years.
“It has been a true privilege to get to know Ed and his family. It is my hope that this new portrait offers an alternative insight, one which allows the viewer to glimpse the source of Ed’s unique creativity.”
Colin has also painted the likes of Seamus Heaney, Liam Neeson and Jamie Dornan.