Simon's artwork is an independent business run by Artist, Simon Smith.
In 2010 Simon was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome aged 42. From being completely fine to being hospitalised and having his body shut down. Guillian-Barré Syndrome is a rare and serious condition in which the immune system attacks the nerves. The cause of this condition is still unknown. Simon's experience of Guillain-Barré (GBS) was quite severe and spent a large amount of his time in the intensive care unit. He experiences a lot of visions/delusions whilst in hospital which made the condition more and more odd and frightening for him. When Simon left the hospital he was on a slow recovery and had to use a wheelchair when walking outside of the house. The first part of his body to make a proper recovery was his hands, so he wrote 2 novels and started teaching himself different painting styles and techniques; already being good at drawing and painting. He also wrote a book on his experience 3 years later and sells it on Amazon. Now Simon has made more of a recovery but unlike the 80% of people who fully recover, he still struggles in day-to-day life. He can walk small distances with a walking stick but can not walk long distances. He also experiences extreme tiredness. Due to these recovery complications Simon is unable to go out and work so he needed to find a way to work from home. He worked with a job company to help him set up his own business so that he could paint for a living. He now paints a wide range of stock and takes commissions for anything to be painted or drawn. He usually paints on large foam board or artist paper. He sells through phone, e-mail, in person, Facebook, Twitter and exhibitions. He has had 1 exhibition so far and displayed 46 paintings.
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