An artist living in the Talgarth area is set to have his work, that was created using his left side that was affected following a stroke two years ago, exhibited in London later this month.

Three of Christopher Twigg’s pictures will be exhibited at The Discerning Eye exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London which runs from November 15 to November 24.

The series of drawings from which these three pictures were chosen were all made following a stroke which he suffered two years ago that affected his left side.

Christopher, who is originally from Worcestershire but has lived in or outside Talgarth since 2004, was well looked after at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny following his stroke and has made a very good recovery since.

His artwork was chosen for the London exhibition by a panel of artists, critics and collectors.

The names of the pieces are: ‘Ai no Corrida,’ ‘The Argo,’ and ‘Irene, goodnight.’

Each of Christopher’s pieces are for sale at £750 in their frames.

They are 40 x 33 cms and the titles refer to a Japanese film ‘Ai no Corrida’, a Greek ship, ‘The Argo’ and a song by Leadbelly ‘Goodnight, Irene’. They are part of a vast series of over 100 pictures.

Christopher studied painting for a Bachelor or Arts degree at the Slade School in London in the early 1990s and has exhibited at the Drawing Room in Hay-on-Wye, in Brecon Cathedral and at the Royal Academy Summer Show.

Talking about how he felt when he found out his artwork would be exhibited at The Discerning Eye exhibition, Christopher told The Brecon & Radnor Express: “I was delighted and surprised because one goes in for competitions not expecting much, because it’s better not to hope for too much, so I was really pleased when given the news.”

Describing the process of his art, he said: “I draw with the left hand but allow myself what I call colouring in with the right hand, so both sides are involved in the process, but the drawing, the preliminary work is all done with my left hand.

“It’s not an idea that’s unique to me, there’s a lot of research done about the left and right sides of the brain and how they work. It’s an area I’m interested to explore as an artist and obviously with my stroke experience I’m in a good position to explore that.

“My passion for art goes right back to childhood. I was really lucky that my mother, who’s passed now, kept my childhood drawings and I like them a lot and I find them quite resourceful now.”

Speaking about future plans beyond the exhibition in London, Christopher said: “I’d like to exhibit my work more and I’m excited by the direction my work has taken since my stroke. In May next year during the Talgarth walking festival, I and three other local artists decided to ask if we could do an artists walk, taking walkers to various art studios in the area so I look forward to that.”