When I was in North Lincolnshire at the Ropewalk Gallery this week, I saw an exhibition of paintings by Ellie Collins. These paintings absolutely glowed with a sense of real enjoyment and feeling, to which these photos do not do justice. Each painting magically depicts the sensations and preoccupations of Jason, an autistic boy, over a period of 45 minutes.
The most wonderful thing was the way Ellie related to Jason and how she has privileged and clarified his experience of the world and done it with humour and understanding. I also enjoyed the way she is not afraid to paint feelings and sensations, and particularly that she was addressing the experience of an autistic person. Ellie is the Education Officer for the Ropewalk. Ellie's blog for this exhibition is at www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/588318
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