CoolTan Arts World Mental Health Day exhibition - in pictures

Aaron Pilgrim - Impression Sunrise: I love Impressionist painting. I am a fan of Rolf Harris. I did this picture with a view to learn how to hold a mixing palette in my arm while painting. My teacher, Rossen, told me how to do this technique Photograph: CoolTan

Aaron Pilgrim - Pablo Picasso Pastiche: This picture was banned from a CoolTan Arts’ art exhibition at Oxford House in east London in 2011. There is a copy of a real Picasso in top right hand corner. My teacher, Michael Fox, gave me the idea to do a nude Photograph: CoolTan

Alusine Sumah - Untitled Photograph: CoolTan

Besion Sokali - Smiley Face: This picture represents me when I’m happy with smiley face, especially when I think about my family back in my homeland. The wonderful thing I remember when I drew the picture is when I asked my teacher if she liked it or not, she replied: “It looks lovely” and “Is that you?” and I just replied: “It’s the sun with a smiley face!" Photograph: CoolTan

Billy Weston - Connecting Lines: In this picture I connected the lines together to create form. It was a one-off sketch. I did not think about it. It was done on the spur of the moment Photograph: CoolTan

Debbie Francis - Wild Fire Horses: I have loved horses ever since I can remember, especially stallions as I feel that they have a certain kind of free spirit. I feel that this painting of Wild Fire Horses reflects that spirit; unable to be tamed and wild with passions, racing with the wind Photograph: CoolTan

Ese - Collage: I take my inspiration of art and design from everyday objects or things and interpret them using a range of different mediums from paint to collage Photograph: CoolTan

Ese - Tea For Two Photograph: CoolTan

Graeme Newton - The Green Cabin Photograph: CoolTan

Graeme Newton - The Three Web Photograph: CoolTan

Graeme Newton - Untitled Photograph: CoolTan

Graeme Newton - Untitled Photograph: CoolTan

John Raithby - A Window on Life Photograph: CoolTan

Karon Carter - Study of Light and Dark 2: I drew this from a picture I saw when I went on a trip with CoolTan Arts to Dulwich Picture Gallery Photograph: CoolTan

Marjorie McLean - Painted Lady Photograph: CoolTan

Simon Heys - Untitled Photograph: CoolTan

Tim Jerram - Untitled Photograph: CoolTan

Tim Jerram - Untitled 2 Photograph: CoolTan

William Ball - Untitled Photograph: CoolTan