By Emma Reynolds PUBLISHED: 11:20 EST, 14 November 2012 | UPDATED: 10:46 EST, 15 November 2012 An artist intends to sue the organisers of the London Olympics because he believes director Danny Boyle used his design for the opening ceremony set. Lee Sendall, from Hull, entered drawings of a spiral mound in the middle of the countryside into an arts competition held by Olympic chiefs. After not winning, he thought no more of it until he saw the Slumdog Millionaire director's memorable opening ceremony in July this year. Familiar look? Lee Sendall's Olympics design for features a small lake, low-lying clouds and giant spiral-shaped mound as the centrepiece, with a man holding a torch on top
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Lee Sendall, 42, created several postcards for a competition held by London 2012 and the Arts Council in 2009
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He believes the Slumdog Millionaire director must have seen his design - which also features a spiral-shaped mound, low-lying clouds and a lake
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The artist says he would like some recognition because he is convinced his concept was used in the £27million ceremony
'Somebody like @placeholder saying these artists from Hull came up with this idea, that would obviously be very nice.'