Stroke patients experience physical, emotional, and social difficulties during various stages of the rehabilitation process. Use of painting as a means of self-expression can help by providing an outlet for the release of emotions that the patient can no longer hold inside. A series of paintings by N., a 57-yr- old male stroke patient, offers a clear demonstration of the artistic process as a vehicle for airing feelings of anger, yearning, loneliness, and the desire to make contact. As the only Arab patient in a Jewish hospital, N. used symbols that developed out of his experience of a culture that was foreign to him. His paintings offer a striking example of the integrative role that art can play in the recognition and organization of the internal conflicts experienced by the patient.