Brian Ballard creates free market art

19 December 2011 Last updated at 14:18 ET Help

A Belfast artist whose work can sell for thousands of pounds has been giving his paintings away.

In return for crepes and coffees, Brian Ballard is creating portraits at St George's Market - even though he hates working on that sort of painting.

BBC Newsline's arts correspondent Maggie Taggart reports.

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