Aspiring artists make changes with paintings
Aspiring artists were pushed to their limit when a Canary Wharf bank commissioned them to produce canvasses for its offices.
The group, which became involved in art as part of a rehabilitation programme, showcased their water themed work at the launch in Churchill Place.
Recovering alcoholic Stuart Bruce, 42, re-ignited a passion for painting through the project.
His dramatic seascape Sea Change is based on the Northern Irish coastline near his birth place.
Stuart said: "It was amazing because it was the first large painting I had done for years. I let go of it for so long because of my drinking, so I am really happy to be doing it again."
Not all of the eight artists involved had painted before. Eddy Dunne, 46, produced his first ever composition for the exhibition.
He said: "It has cheered me up and given me a more positive mentality. My picture expresses my anxieties, anger and depression. It is unexpected. It is so nice to have something to be proud of."
The State Street Foundation provided funding for the Spitalfields Trust and New Hanbury Project where the artists are based.
Community affairs officer for State Street Sharon Auger said: "We are absolutely delighted with the results. They are so colourful, so vibrant. We didn't really realise it at the time but we set them quite a challenge. They had never painted on anything so large before."
The eight canvases will be on permanent display in the bank's training suite.
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