Art Works in Mental Health - Gallery

This painting was carried out in a state of total relaxation allowing shapes, colour, line and pattern to develop organically to allow the eye to wander over the surface of the picture as if on a journey.

Birdbrain
© Sue Anderson

After watching a documentary on Manet I felt the need to paint. Mental Illness strips you naked. Manet's nude was revolutionary. I believe people with different consciousness (i.e. Mentally Ill) will be part of the Great Leap Forward.

The Picnic (after Manet)
© Graham Binns

My work is influenced by Soutine.

The Bride
© I Cooper

Through the fields of music, Art does clearly play, What akin to music, Time will honestly play.

The Andrew Hall Works
© Barmy Art

Personal Opinion????

Hope!
© G.B.

This is a textile piece. The poem is the loss I felt at my son losing his potential in life. The shirt signifies the man he would have become. Glass head full of cotton wool is anti-psychotic drugs.

Lost
© Pauline Macmullan

I thought I would do a picture of a face in blue and yellow to show the contrast between the coluors. One side blue and yellow and one side showing balance in the picture.

Blue & Yellow Head
© Graham Firth

This painting came about through work carried out at Aldrington Day Center in 2002-2003 and formed what we now call the 'Art Club'. We recently had a joint exhibition throughout May and we had a very positive response.

Evolving Trees
© Russell Jones

My work represents myself and other who suffered through Mental Health problems like depression. The person on the right drinks to forget the breakup of a relationship hence the female on the right is clutching a broken heart in her eagle claws.

Dark Expressions
© Alan Stephen Doherty

This piece if about your essence released from your body, and looking at the aspects of your life from outside, but because your essence like your soul has no arms or legs, it cannot land anywhere, it must return back to your body so we learn of peac

The Flight of Life
© Aishling Ramsey

A seaside resort I enjoyed visiting during holidays in the north of England last summer.

Whitby
© Alan Bates

Sci-Fi Dreams.

The Spirit
© Timothy Duckmanton

My drawn work is obscure & deeply emotional. Through this I have managed to harness my insecurities and obsessions and created a world which is introspective & highly personal. 'Love's Labours Lost' is homage to

Love's Labours Lost
© Catharyne Ward

Untitled

Eagle
© Anonymous

This, the first in a series of abstract work which expressed intense feelings of intraspection and self-investigation. Following work has explored the emotive effect of

Deep Fervour
© Melanie Guy

On the other end of the phone, I myself am hell.

Wrestling
© Kate Cunningham

Ignorance, bullying, exclusion were some of the attitudes aimed towards myself at the onset of my illness. I was in the dark too. I felt isolated, angry, confused and frightened, but driven. My aim is to enlighten.

Open Target/Closed Minds
© J Roberts

Explosion and perspective is the essence of my nature.

Spears
© Keith Stephen Greenhill

In consequence I think we can all be tramps. The feel of God, the smell of the fresh air we constantly gain. See this with God, God is my inspiration and my well-being. I thought of time standing still and the exuberance of life on the open road.

The Tramp
© Kevin Gildas Naylor

My sister was an elected-mute who suffered neglect. This small work was made in an effort/acknowledgement that as a brother I had tried to help - but needed to

Enclosure
© Anonymous

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