London
(ANI):
The
Rolling
Stones
guitarist
Ronnie
Wood"s
paintings
are
up
for
grabs
at
London's
Royal
Academy
of
Arts.
Wood"s
paintings
of
Royal
Ballet
stars
Carlos
Acosta
and
Darcey
Bussell
along
with
more
than
30
works,
are
up
for
auction
to
raise
money
for
academy.
The
legendary
rocker
said
that
he
was
"honoured" to
donate
his
sketch.
"As
an
artist
and
art
lover,
I
am
devoted
to
the
human
form," BBC
quoted
Wood
as
saying.
"I
have
had
the
privilege
and
excitement
of
standing
in
the
wings
of
the
Royal
Ballet
and
sketching
Britain's
premiere
ballet
dancers.
"The
precision
of
physical
movement
of
these
dancers
is
mesmerising,"
he
added.
Wood
said
that
the
auction
would
"support
artists
through
the
Royal
Academy
Schools
so
people
like
me
can
continue
to
be
inspired
by
new
talent".
Others
joining
in
to
donate
their
pieces
to
the
auction
include
Tracy
Emin,
Mary
Fedden
and
Ken
Howard.