2019 WORK
The themes for 2019 were announced at Union Chapel
This piece started as a black and white sketch. Finn decided to paint it with watercolours but never finished it. It is available as an A6 card and as an A3 poster on the shop.
The themes were Creation, Connection, Habitat
Here’s a short film about the launch made by Lacey from the Ten Feet Away art group..
See the work that was submitted below…
Entered under the theme: Creation
Title: My True World
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Theme: Creation
Size: A3
Tracey (43) has a diagnosed condition. She says “This piece of art I am submitting is me at the group …..I am drawn to the sea & this is where I feel I belong – The Braintree Rethink Art Group has helped me relax and work well. I wanted to support this project because it does great work and I feel I belong because I took part in the film they made about the group.”
Entered under the theme: Connection
Title: We Are All Connected
Medium: Pen and Ink
Theme: Connection
Size:
Artist: Mark Whittaker
Mark is 45, and regularly attends the Braintree Rethink Art Therapy classes. He has been a regular contributor to The InFinnity Project and some previous submissions of his work are available here
Entered under the theme: Connection
Title: The Family
Medium: Acrylic & Pens on Paper
Theme: Connection
Size:
Artist: Lorraine Hempstead (40) has a diagnosed condition and she attends the Rethink Art group in Braintree.
Entered under the theme: Creation
Title: World of my own
Medium: Acrylic & Pens on Paper
Theme: Creation
Size:
Artist: Lorraine Hempstead says “By attending the art group it gives me support each week.”
Entered under the theme: Habitat
Title: On the wing
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Theme: Habitat
Size: 16″ x 12″
Artist: Michelle Cush from Braintree
Michelle Cush is 35 and regularly attends the Braintree Rethink Art Group run by Trina Whittaker
Entered under the theme: Habitat
Title: Canada Goose with goslings
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Theme: Habitat
Size: 16″ x 12″
Artist: Michelle Cush from Braintree
Entered under the theme: Connection
Title: Time
Medium: Ink on Cartridge Size: 594 x 841 mm
Theme: Connection
Artist: Natalia Bennett (27) Australian living in London. Natalia is looking for representation and assistance in gaining a career in the creative arts/illustration industry. Natalia is submitting this work independently.
Natalia says: I need to reach people to help them know expression through creativity can help and assist with trauma, mental health and depression.
Entered under the theme: Habitat
Title: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on a Silver Birch
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Theme: Habitat
Size: 10″ x 8″
Artist: Michelle Cush from Braintree
Michelle attends the Braintree Rethink Mental Illness Art Group run by Trina Whittaker.
Entered under the theme: Habitat
Title: Orchard Street Roofs
Medium: Drypoint etching with carborundum gel
Theme: Habitat
Size: 6″ x 7″
Artist: Cathy Trevaldwyn from Chelmsford
Cathy says: I look forward to the challenge of the Infinnity project each year as it motivates and takes my artwork in a direction it might not otherwise have ventured.
Having some work always underway always acts as a distraction from other things and gives me confidence. I am very fortunate to have access to a printing studio and tutor which provide the ideal calming experience.
Entered under the theme: Connection
Title: Path
Medium: Print, Carborundum gel, Carborundum
Theme: Connection
Size: 6″ x 8″
Artist: Cathy Trevaldwyn from Chelmsford
Cathy says: The Infinnity Project is worth every support in that it gives confidence to people such as myself (I have bipolar) to see work on display and get the encouragement of others, and remind people about the loss of a talented artist. To my mind it is a ‘win-win’ project.
Escapism, calmness, distraction, out of the house, socialisation, experimentation , pride, confidence, activity, use of hands, exercise, thinking, problem solving, purpose…….. all essential items for quality of life.
Entered under the theme: Creation
Title: My Creation
Medium: Drypoint Etching (shadow pull)+paint
Theme: Creation
Size: 8″ x 9″
Artist: Cathy Trevaldwyn from Chelmsford
Cathy is submitting this work independently and says: Having the challenge of a theme I would not otherwise have chosen adds to the satisfaction of completing a piece of work. It’s also interesting how others interpret the theme – and wanting to do something a bit different. This is MY creation from start to finish-design, etching, painting , and mounting, and as such, it gives me self-confidence in it’s submission.
Over the years I have experienced the positives and negatives of bipolar. Using creative activities has helped with my well-being by providing calmness, opportunity to think. escapism, to challenge my self, gain self-confidence and express ideas to others through paint, with sometimes being easier than words.
Entered under the theme: Connection
Title: Connect with nature
Medium: Pen and watercolour pencil wash on paper
Theme: Connection
Size: 295×210 mm
Artist: Jenny Rutland, Braintree, Essex
Jenny says: I believe that if we connect with nature it is beneficial to our mental health. I am lucky to live near nature reserves and lakes and always feel better when I have been out in the countryside. But even if you live in a city you can enjoy nature in your local park watching the ducks on the pond or squirrels scurrying in the trees.
I am incredibly lucky to live where there is a Rethink Art Group and since joining that my life has opened up again. I have regained my interest in art and have come to realise how it helps with my mental health by making me forget my depression and anxiety while concentrating on a piece and how much calmer I feel afterwards.
Entered under the theme: Habitat
Title: Plastic Free
Medium: Watercolour pencil on paper
Theme: Habitat
Size: 210x300mm
Artist: Jenny Rutland, Braintree, Essex
Entered under the theme: Habitat
Title: Need Earthing
Medium: A4 – soft pastels on paper
Theme: Habitat
Artist: Kaz Indigo Raven, 36, from Stockport
Kaz says: This is all about how I feel trapped in the my town…so it’s called need earthing
Entered under the theme: Creation
Title: The Beginning
Medium: Acrylic on acrylic paper
Theme: Creation
Size: A4 250 x 300mm
Artist: Jenny Rutland, 62, Braintree
Jenny says: “Art has become a massively important part of my life since joining Braintree Rethink Art Group. It helps me relax and is calming, reducing my anxiety and lifts my depression while I am working on my art.”
Entered under the theme: Connection
Title: Mother Moon
Medium: A4 – soft pastels on paper
Theme: Connection
Artist: Kaz Indigo Raven, 36, from Stockport
Kaz says: “The lady is in meditation, it’s called mother moon, and shows how we are all connected to bigger things than our own world.”
Entered under the theme: Creation
Title: The Others
Medium: A4 – soft pastels on paper
Theme: Creation
Artist: Kaz Indigo Raven, 36, from Stockport
Kaz says: Even in my darkness, I find light from my connection to art and being able to help others is a blessing.