Jim McDade

As a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and a teacher of Art and Design for many years, Art, in particular painting, has played a huge role in helping me manage my own mental health. In my parallel career as a Therapist and Mindfulness Teacher, I have been privileged to help many people on their own journey to mental wellbeing. My abstract paintings seem to be the product of a combination of both of these roles. Although they have titles, I always welcome viewers’ own interpretations of my work. What they represent to them – how they make them feel; what thoughts or personal responses the works evoke. This wish for an unconscious dialogue with the viewer is essential to my motivation for painting.