However, in the first instance you must realise that most of these patients have either mental or severe physical disabilities. It could also be the very first time that they have picked up a paint brush or a stick of oil pastel.
Initially I have used a power point display to show the actual coloured images for them to copy. If we had of stayed longer I believe that a number of the patients would begin to produce work with less external stimulation on my part.
I was continually amazed that although the actual colours were displayed for all to see many chose to paint using their own colour schemes.
Elvira’s mask and landscape are amazing, she has used acrylic paint for the mask and both acrylic and oil pastel for the landscape.
Pavel’s humming bird and red flower are both in acrylic.
Six different patients painted these flowers; they are native Peruvian flowers that I searched for and found on the internet.
We decided to cut out these masks when they were completed and mount them on plain black card, the result is impressive.
Susy, Eber and Edu very successfully painted these three birds of Peru – the green jungle parrot, the condor and the toucan.
All first efforts for Hugo, Laud and Rene.
Fish by Mijael, Americo and Susy.
A butterfly done by simply folding the page in half and pressing the sides together after you have liberally applied the paint. The duck is an oil pastel work with an acrylic paint wash overlay.
A variety of ‘stained glass’ windows done with cellophane and black card are very effective when attached to a window.
As you could imagine there are many more I could show you, nevertheless, they all hold a special story for Marion and I.
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