A MAN from Tavistock will have his art work displayed for one month thanks to a charity which is dedicated to empowering people with a range of disabilities.

Marcus Dill is taking part in an exhibition at Hannahs at Seale-Hayne from September 2 to October 1. Marcus has been working with Hannahs resident artist Gavin Blench and their two man exhibition is called ‘My Hannahs Your Hannahs’.

For over a year Gavin has been mentoring Marcus and they have been painting their favourite views at and around Seale-Hayne.

With guidance and assistance from Gavin and from his support worker Jon, Marcus has continued to pursue and develop his passion for painting. Marcus displays a great talent in his application of paint, a style that is intrinsically linked to his limited movement, due to his cerebral palsy, and an instinctive knowledge of colour placement that makes his work fresh and exciting.

Marcus said ‘I’ve had fun painting for this project. I really like painting outside — the views from Hannahs especially. You can see all the way to the seaside from here and the horticulture area is a good place to paint from.

‘I like to use my imagination too so my style of painting adds the imagination to what I’m looking at and I chose the places to paint where I could use my imagination.

‘I have been painting seriously now for about three years and I use good paints now so the colours are brighter.’

Gavin, who has Multiple Sclerosis, said: ‘Working with Marcus has been so much fun and he has influenced me in his boldness of approach to painting and his passion for colour.’