A FUNDRAISING mission has been launched to help commemorate the work of a famous Gourock artist.

The George Wyllie Foundation is hoping to raise £3,500 to create a freely-accessible digital map of the late artist's artworks to coincide with his centenary year in 2021.

Hundreds of sculptures, installations and artworks could feature on the art trail.

The foundation hope to use the funds to map and publish an extensive catalogue of information to ensure George's work won't be lost to history.

Co-ordinating the project will be curator and producer Lynne Mackenzie, George's daughter Louise Wyllie and communications specialist Jan Patience, who is excited to see what will be uncovered.

Jan, who became a trustee of the foundation in 2012, said: "As well as mapping permanent public sculptures and works in collections, the project will also feature works that only exist in archived photos such as The Straw Locomotive and The Paper Boat.

"There are Wyllie works everywhere and we know there will be pieces out in Scotland and beyond that even we do not know about.

"George's work can be found in Inverclyde and beyond - we know there will be work out in America too as he went over there to work with kinetic sculptor George Rickey.

"In 2011 George’s family created a ‘wish list’ of things they could do to secure the artist’s legacy and ensure his work is available to future generations, and this is one of the ways we plan to do that."

George, who passed away in 2012, was also an award-winning writer and performer, worked in communities creating temporary 'place-specific' artworks that will be captured within the trail.

The project team aim to ask everyone from artists, curators and critics to welders, shipbuilders and school pupils, or anyone else who worked with George and experienced his art, to contribute by sharing their stories.

An art trail with locations and details of works, including shared memories and stories, will then be made freely available online, allowing more people to discover and enjoy George’s accessible art-for-all.

In return for a donation, the George Wyllie Foundation are offering an array of goodies, such as an iconic Paper Boat brooch made by the man himself, or original signed and dated work from the family collection.

To contribute or find out more, visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/george-wyllie