MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY, 2020

Photographs attached: Image 1 – Amanda and the CBIR team collecting their awards. Image 2 – Amanda’s artwork ‘Poppies’.

Patient’s artwork wins calendar competition

Amanda Innes’s artwork is now part of Digby Brown Solicitors’ 2020 calendar.

Amanda, who is a patient at the Centre for Brain Injury Rehabilitation (CBIR) in Dundee, created her piece, ‘Poppies’, while she was in hospital. The CBIR team decided to enter her artwork into the annual competition, which is open to people living with a brain injury.

Her image can now be found marking the month of November Digby Brown Solicitors’ 2020 calendar. Amanda received £20 in M&S vouchers and, as a result, CBIR also received £200 for group funds.

Artist Christine Goodman, who works at CBIR, said, “We were delighted to learn that Amanda's painting 'Poppies' was successful in the calendar competition.

“The money we have received as a result will help provide new watercolour paint sets, watercolour paper and brushes for the Centre.”

Kirsten Smith, CSR Manager at Digby Brown Solicitors, said, “Our Christmas card and calendar competition encourages those with brain injuries to express themselves through art while providing an opportunity to celebrate some incredible talent.

“This year we had over 175 entries from brain injury groups across Scotland and judging was a hard task but it was unanimously agreed that Amanda's poppy painting was the perfect addition to the November page of this year's calendar.”

Contact:

Cara Longmuir

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 740716