Artist hosts exhibition after flooding destruction

Jayne Gaze said the floods in Spain left her unable to paint for three years

An artist is holding a free exhibition to showcase her work about a flooding that left her unable to paint for three years.

Jayne Gaze, who lived in Spain for nearly a decade, said her life changed in 2019 after a flood in that country destroyed all of her artwork and ruined her art studio.

Over the last two years, she has created more than 40 paintings exploring her feelings, memories, sounds and emotions about the event.

“It’s trying to make a positive out of a negative - I allowed myself to just work intuitively and explore these personal feelings," she said.

The mother-of-two, who lives in Worcester and Wales, said each piece of artwork had its own story with some featuring bandages to suggest emotional injury and healing.

"As an artist, this is my buried treasure for me to excavate, examine and record," she said.

Ms Gaze previously worked in the NHS on schemes which used art as a form of therapy for mental health service users or people living with dementia.

Her exhibition, named Innerscapes, will be held at the Artery Studios, Worcester, from 7 to 16 September.