Art Works in Mental Health - Gallery

© Adrian Key

Following a long period of depression (several years) I went through a very profound feeling of rebirth and wanted to express it somehow.

© Simon Knott

Drawing the apple on larger scale gave the opportunity to express and project my thoughts and feelings on a global scale. The colour red was symbolic of my feelings, these feeling consisted of having confidence, hope and new found sense of direction

© Robert Mathieson Younger

This painting attempts to describe the vibrancy and vitality of my friend Mark. Although these qualities were apparent on the surface Mark also has a less obvious edge of loneliness and despair which became more exposed in the last 6 months of his l

Gardener St. Fiasco
© Andy Hemphill

Charcoal Still - Life

© Lorraine A Elemes

I shot the scene in the early morning because of its tranquil atmosphere.

The Pack House Worsley
© Kenneth Byram

Slab built teapot, experimenting with texture, oxide, glaze.

© Audrey Cartwright

I have been exploring rhythms and colours that echo my fascination with the sea. Areas are left matt while others are highlighted with transparent gloss. Woven into the sea seascapes I have also explored the relationship of symmetry balance and tra

© Tania O'Donohue

The Divine Mother - Isis
© Adrian Thomas

The fragility of flowers - ion this case anemones - caught at this moment in time.

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I chose to make a mosaic of a cat, and this cat reminds me of my own.

© Pauline Meller

Landscape with lighthouse and sea.

Summer
© FM Clarkson

This is a meaning an expression of feeling miserable and cold and lost a bit like being a patient in a mental hospital.

A miserable day
© Tracey Martin

© Paul Tristan Hardy

I created this image to represent what it means to hear voices

© Penny Garret

The painting means to me that people are having a cheerful time at a carnival. I painted the image to cheer myself up and the colours and sense of movement do just that. I used acrylic paint to create this painting.

Mexican Dancers
© Patricia Wall

My picture is an oil painting of a piston engined spitfire of World War Two. It was copied off a model spitfire. It took one week to finish from beginning to end.

© Michael Davies

The paintings are drawn and painted and glossed and from there its photographed and printed by computer the paintings are taken from Tarot pictures some what magical designs depicting Kings and Queens Princes and Princesses. There are six original p

© David Hunter

Two wall hangings depicting the local history of Carmarthen. First hanging depicting Merlin the Wizard, the Old Well which Walford Resource Centre was built on. The dragon of Wales, The Rebecca Riots men dressed as women to storm the tall gates.

© Carole's Group in Occupational Therapy

Menage a Trois
© Maud Russell

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