Accountant inundated with commissions for his terrible paintings | News UK [Video]

An accountant who painted a terrible portrait of his wife as a wedding gift has unexpectedly been inundated with dozens of art commissions from around the world.

Jamie Matthias, 41, started the side hustle off by accident and his wife Kate thought the portrait was so funny she posted it on social media.

But it suddenly received a lot of attention after people started commenting, liking and sharing the post.

People are now desperate for Jamie to create funny versions of themselves, so much so that he now juggles the job with accounting.

The dad-of-three, from Alsager, Staffordshire, said: ‘I actually don’t mean to paint badly and I’m doing my best to recreate the photos I get sent but it’s just the way they turn out.

‘I try and create an alternate universe where proportions have no meaning. I’ve painted for years but I had no idea they were so bad until …