Matthew Rutherford

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After losing The Ability to speak, Matthew Rutherford has learnt How To communicate his emotions through art.

The 39-year-old, from Derby, crashed his car in 2010 and, following 10 Years of rehabilitation, was diagnosed with aphasia, a condition where a person's speech is affected by damage to The Brain .

Matthew's friend, Natasha Earith, said: " He does a lot of paintings at night-time and is easily doing three paintings A Day .

" It gives him such a buzz to have people calling him an artist. "

Some of Matthew's paintings are on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery until 5 December.

Video journalist: Chris Waring

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