Why Eastbourne Inspires Everything I Make
I live between two worlds — salt air and spray paint. Eastbourne’s shoreline gives me calm, the cracked walls give me chaos. Put them together and you get everything I make: graffiti energy with coastal roots. This town isn’t just home; it’s my muse.
The Clash of Coast and Concrete
Eastbourne’s full of contrasts — soft waves against hard concrete, seagull calls echoing down backstreets, pastel beach huts beside weathered walls tagged with colour. I love that mix. One minute you’re watching the light shift on the sea, the next you’re spotting an old sign fading on brick — both telling stories in their own way. That balance between clean and gritty runs through all my work.
Colours from the Coast
The coast creeps into my palette without me even realising — the turquoise of the tide, the sandy tones of driftwood, the burnt orange of rusted railings. Spray paint brings the rest: the boldness, the punch. When I’m layering paint and engraving detail, I’m chasing that same tension you see walking from the pier to the promenade — calm meets chaos.
Local Sparks of Inspiration
There are pockets of Eastbourne that buzz with creative energy. The murals under the pier, the peeling paint around Little Chelsea, the way the South Downs drop straight into sea spray — it all feeds my imagination. Even the graffiti on the old bandstand walls makes me stop and stare. There’s beauty everywhere here if you’re willing to look past the postcard version.
What “Eastbourne Artist” Means to Me
Being an Eastbourne artist isn’t about painting seascapes. It’s about capturing the heartbeat of a place that’s rough around the edges but full of life. It’s about seeing beauty in the broken and turning it into something new. This town keeps me grounded and wild all at once — and that’s exactly what The Untamed Workshop stands for.
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