Art Works in Mental Health - Gallery

Denis Waiting
© Lillias August

Pastor Li-Dexian in Huadu village experienced a period of peace which lasted a month until he was rearrested. He is repeatedly locked down for the crime of telling people about the love of Jesus.

Chinese Take Away
© Witness

And all the things conspire to keep silent about us, half out of shame perhaps, half as unutterable hope. (Duino Elegies, Rainer Maria Rilke)

Nightshift
© Claudia Bose

I like modern art in the 20th century.

Mountain Side
© David Boyd

The hare seems to soft, warm and relaxed, I suppose the aim of the art group at Hartfield House. So I've called him the Hartfield Hare.

The Hartfield Hare
© Andrea Boyes

It is permissable to rock the boat if it has been stuck on a sandbank for c. 250 years. Intertidal Evolution Surrealism suggests that Collembola are not insects but are crustaceans so THE WHALES Arthropodological LEAVE THE FISH!

Rocking the Boat
© Peter Nolan Lawrence

Untitled

Plaits
© Nora Adwan

This displays a fine range of lids (Rowntrees & Nestle) Fonts and Smartie cap colours from my collection of lids.

Only Smarties
© Deb Foster

I do not consider this work as a product of my agoraphobia, but as a product of my intellect and creativity. I regard it as a testimony of my individuality of which I acknowledge mental illness is a part.

Untitled
© Stephen John Nobes

Living with depression forced me to live in a Liverpool B&B. This

Battered By ECT
© Michael Hall

The man thinks Paris is overrated as there are no pubs. The blonde thinks the shops are good although pricy. The brunette likes the cafes and bars and travelling on the metro but not enough people speak English.

Judgement of Paris
© Ronald Arthur Dewhirst

I done this work for a friend and family it gives me pleasure.

Winter
© Kenneth Bradshaw

In Darkness
© Michelle Murray

Untitled

Lost
© Leigh D Walker

I painted 'Chillies' following a severe bout of depression during which I was unable to paint at all. For me it represents my joy and gratitude that I felt alive again - a real celebration of life.

Chillies
© Helena Burton

I find the mechanical structure of the helicopter interesting and its contrast to natural forms. By using scale I hope to have also given it an insect like quality. The image reflects an artist's role in moving through, and closely observing surround

Flight
© Jeremy Townsend

Home,
looks to be
out
within the bryres
within the unity
of knotted earth
It
cannot hold it
the constructed walls
no longer hold it
the colour
is the only place
it can exist
yet,
not be of it
only in it.
Not of it.
Only in it.

Grounded: Lost Songs
© Miss Faye Phimister MA (RCA)

This etching is about a journey to freedom.

Exodus
© Suzanne Easthope

Derail is a painting I made when I felt particularly confused. The faltering lines of paint indicate a time of unbalance and dissolution.

Derail
© Frances A Blane

Everyday I Live The Lie
© James McGowan

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