Tetraplegic mouth artist Henry Fraser hosted his first exhibition in over two years at The Grove hotel in Watford.
The two-day Hand to Mouth IV event was held over the weekend and saw the 32-year-old showcase work created since leaving his parents' Chipperfield residence in 2020, moving nearby.
Fraser told the BBC: "I think I’ve just tried to be a bit more experimental.
"There will be some new styles and things I don’t think people will have seen me do yet... I’d say there is bolder stuff that I’ve done since being here."
As a teenager, Fraser was a talented youth rugby player, on the books of Premiership club Saracens.
EXHIBITION NEWS 🥳
— Henry Fraser (@henryfraser0) February 23, 2024
It’s completely FREE and open to all who want to attend.
‼️ It’s exhibition number 4️⃣ 🖼️ 🎨 🖌️‼️ Showcasing the art I create using my mouth.
I’ll be there both days @thegrovehotel pic.twitter.com/4vpsjwae6P
During a post-exam holiday, aged 17, he dived into the sea and hit his head on the seabed dislocating a vertebrae in his neck.
Since the accident, Fraser has become a mouth artist, hosting his first exhibition at The Grove in July 2016.
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At the time, he told the Watford Observer: "If it wasn't for the accident then I'd probably be leading a very boring life. Adversity has given me a gift."
Alongside his painting career, Fraser inspired a west end musical based on his 2017 memoirs.
This September marks a year since the musical about his life, called the The Little Big Things, premiered and ran for six months on Soho's West End.
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