Marion McCartney's paintings lead the viewer into some very dark places but each one has at least one beacon of light.
Her Interconnections show at Gallery 85 in Glasgow St is a collection of her acrylic on board paintings and many are framed with or painted on to pieces of aged wooden furniture.
When asked what inspires her work, the artist says it is her reading material and surprisingly this is psychology books rather than fantasy novels.
"Some are inspired by Joseph Campbell who wrote about comparative myth and religion," she says.
"I am also motivated by my affinity with the natural world and how all life forms are interconnected."