P
LAYING
with your
foodisconsid-
eredbadmanners- butforoneartist,it’s
quiteliterallybecomehis
breadandbutter.
WelshartistNathanWyburn(29)be-
camethetoastofthetownwhenhe
startedcreatingportraitsoffamousper-
sonalitiesbyusing,well,justthat:toast - witha dashofMarmite.
Nathan’sdelectablepopartportraits
featureQueenElizabeth,actressJennifer
Lawrence,artistVincentvanGoghand
newlyappointedBritishprimeminister
BorisJohnsonamongothers.
Whenthecreativejuicesstarttoflow,
however,hedoesn’tstopattoastand
Marmite– heusesothergrocerycup-
boardstaplessuchasbakedbeans,coffee,
tomatosauce,pizzabases,spaghettiand
biscuits.
Andhisedibleendeavoursarepaying
David(ABOVELEFT)andVictoriaBeckham(ABOVERIGHT),
paintedincaviar.RIGHT:GingerSpicepaintedin,well,ginger.Nathan working
on the Duchess of
Sussex, Kate.
BELOW: Singing
contest mogul
Simon Cowell
also made it onto
toast.Give Nathan a jar of
Marmite and he’ll
come up with
a work of art
COMPILED BY
KIM SNYDERSHE’S THE TOAST
OF THE TOWN
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