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Cycle to Brighton Palace Pier Sky Blue Print description This print shows a very comfortable bicycle resting on the wrought-iron balustrade of the promenade, with the Palace Pier in the sea against a perfectly still blue sea and sky. Print details Digital pigment print from original ink drawings. Printed on fine art paper using archival … Read more
Brighton Seafront a Walk to the Palace Pier Antique Ochre and Blue Print description Brighton and Hove in a formal scene that conveys playfulness and leisure. Brighton Seafront as an idealised classical representation. I have portrayed in this design representative of Brighton seafront a Chinoiserie style street light, a pair of mythological dolphins as they … Read more
Eastbourne Beach Bandstand and Pier from the Wish Tower Print description This Eastbourne print shows a panorama of the promenade of this loved East Sussex seaside town. From the top of the Martello Tower the view reaches as far as Bexhill on Sea and beyond. Print details Digital pigment print from original ink drawings. Printed … Read more
Artists Open Houses Festival Every May, Brighton is buzzing with art and events, including the Artists Open Houses. Since 2012, I have participated in this very important art festival. It is the time of the year to showcase new work, enjoy what the city has to offer and make new friends along the way. Alej … Read more
Starling Love Brighton Palace Pier Print description View of Brighton Seafront from the deck of the Palace Pier where a crowd of people have gathered just before sunset to watch the starling murmuration. Print details Bird Lover I first presented this captivating print on the enchanting date of February 14, 2024, Valentine’s Day. For this … Read more
Palace Pier Lights Starling Murmuration Print description Memory of an evocative and dreamy evening sunset view of Brighton Seafront from the deck of the iconic Palace Pier deck. In the sky a murmuration of starlings fly joyfully before they roost for the night among the iron wrought structure of this historic Victorian construction. Near the … Read more
Palace Pier Starling Song Print description Brighton Palace Pier, commonly known as Brighton Pier or the Palace Pier opened its gates in 1899, it was the third pier to be constructed in Brighton after the Royal Suspension Chain Pier and the West Pier, and is now the only one still in operation. Every winter starlings … Read more
‘Starlings Flying over Brighton Palace Pier’ Print description Brighton Palace Pier, commonly known as Brighton Pier or the Palace Pier opened its gates in 1899, it was the third pier to be constructed in Brighton after the Royal Suspension Chain Pier and the West Pier, and is now the only one still in operation. Every … Read more
Adelaide, Beach Huts, Brunswick and the Two Piers Ocean Blue Print description View from the promenade of the beach huts with the backdrop of the Georgian and Victorian terraces, crescents and squares all facing the sea with the backdrop of the Palace Pier and the remains of the West Pier. Print details Panoramic format. Print … Read more
‘Cycling to the Palace Pier’ Print description This print shows a very comfortable bicycle resting on the wrought iron balustrade of the promenade, with the Palace Pier and the Rampion Windfarm in the horizon. This print belongs tonal collection named ‘Antique Blue and Ochre’. This is the first colour scheme palette I developed. The colours … Read more
‘Brighton Palace Pier’ Print description The Brighton Palace Pier, commonly known as Brighton Pier or the Palace Pier opened its gates in 1899, it was the third pier to be constructed in Brighton after the Royal Suspension Chain Pier and the West Pier, and is now the only one still in operation. Print details From … Read more
‘London River Thames by Westminster Bridge Ocean Blue.’ Print details Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from a limited edition of 100. From original ink drawing to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. Print description This print is a comprehensive view of the … Read more
‘Brighton City Pier Blue K.’ Print details Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from a limited edition of 100. From original ink drawing to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. Print description This print depicts how the Brighton Palace Pier first appears when … Read more
‘Palmeira Brunswick and the Two Piers Mauve Sky’. Print details Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from a limited edition of 100. From original ink drawing to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. Print description Beach huts in the heart of the city … Read more
‘Hove Lawns, Two Piers Emerald Skies’. Print details Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from a limited edition of 100. From original ink drawing to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. Print description This print shows the Esplanade in Hove. The preferred Sunday … Read more
Palmeira Brunswick and the Two Piers Antique Blue and Ochre Print description Beach huts in the heart of the city with the backdrop of Georgian Crescents and Squares facing the sea. In view is Victorian Palmeira Square; the quintessential Brighton and Hove painted timber beach huts; the magnificent Georgian Brunswick Terrace and Square, The Peace … Read more
‘Hove Esplanade Two Piers Ocean Ocean Blue.’ Print details From original ink drawing to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. This print is available in the following format: A4 size landscape 29.7 x 21 cm (11.7 x 8.3 in). Open edition signed print. Print Description A mesmerising night … Read more
‘I360 Palace Pier Bandstand Ocean Blue’. From original ink drawing with colour added digitally. Printed on art paper using archival inks. Panoramic Print. Paper size 82 x 30.5 cm approx. From a limited edition of 100, the print is signed and numbered. This print shows some of Brighton most charismatic landmarks: the British Airways panoramic … Read more
Evening Star and Starlings through the Bandstand Arch Print description A seascape viewed from the verandas of Brighton Bandstand, looking out toward the West Pier and the Palace Pier. Above, starlings wheel and twist in mesmerizing formations, a natural murmuration against the sky. Print details I created this print from my original ink drawings to … Read more
Brighton Kemptown Starlings Evening Star Print description tarlings flying over the sea early mornings late spring with Brighton Seafront and beyond the coastline continues along the shore all the way to Worthing Pier and up the Downs to Cissbury Ring. Every winter starlings come to roost under the deck of the Pier attracting lots of … Read more
Modern Rituals is a series about Brighton, the sea, and the small but meaningful acts that make up our days. From swimming at Sea Lanes to playing basketball by the shore, or carrying a basket of vegetables down a sunny hill, these prints celebrate movement, light, and everyday life. At the heart of the series … Read more
Angel Basketball Print description A mother and son play basketball on a pitch on Brighton seafront. The ball she is playing with becomes a sun. I was once told that Jean Cocteau, in the chapel at the fishing village of Villefranche, modelled his angels on the sailors playing basketball by the sea. In this design … Read more
WHAT IT MEANS TO BELONG alej ez Brighton Winter Open House 2025 Visit my Open House — meet the artist, explore the home, discover affordable art, and learn about my practice. Find about the themes of my Print Series Seville – People and Places – Athens Cats and Classics– Museum Buddies – Life at Homes … Read more
Between Brighton and Hove Sky Blue Print description This print captures the much-loved Brighton and Hove Promenade as seen from the east end of Hove Lawns. It offers a vivid record of changing architectural styles: beginning with the Regency elegance of Brunswick, moving on to the Modernist lines of Embassy Court, and then to the … Read more
Between Brighton and Hove Pebble Beach Print description This print captures the much-loved Brighton and Hove Promenade as seen from the east end of Hove Lawns. It offers a vivid record of changing architectural styles: beginning with the Regency elegance of Brunswick, moving on to the Modernist lines of Embassy Court, and then to the … Read more
One dance at the Bandstand Brighton Print description The Bandstand in Brighton is a popular spot, often taken over by groups of dancers for their practice sessions. This print is a joyful celebration of movement to music, set on the Bandstand and surrounded by the sea, with the West Pier on the horizon. For this … Read more
Modern Aphrodite Brighton Beach Print description Modern Aphrodite Brighton Beach This print echoes different themes, such as Brighton’s winter swimmers, especially my friend Polly Arnett, to whom I would like to dedicate this design. In July 2025, at the Ancient Agora in Athens, I saw an extraordinary sculpture of Aphrodite, which forms the main body … Read more
Design Work Commissioned Work: Prints, Products, and Site-Specific Design Below are selected examples of my work as an artist and designer. I work across illustration, print, and site-specific commissions, with a practice rooted in narrative, place, and collaboration. My design work includes product ranges, architectural artworks, bespoke prints, and visual identities created for cultural institutions … Read more
Cycle to Adelaide Crescent Brighton and Hove Seafront Sky Blue Print description A pale turquoise bicycle leans dreamily against the warm sandstone balustrade, its frame glowing gently in the coastal light. The sea behind it stretches like silk—calm, endless, whispering. You can almost hear the hush of pebbles, the creak of the chain, the hush-hush … Read more
Your Personal Art Collection It’s always a joy when clients reach out to curate a selection of prints for specific spaces in their homes. Below, you can read about a collection of prints I recently put together for two wonderful clients in Hove. The brief was to select pieces from my collection that resonate with … Read more
Sheltering from the Sun Brighton Seafront Print description This print captures the charm of a historic Victorian Shelter on the Brighton and Hove seafront. The structure is rich in detail, from the intricate wrought-iron elements, including the Hove Ship motif, to the columns that frame a beautiful sea view. Two figures sit on the benches, … Read more
Toes in the Sea Print description Winter walks along the shore invite the simple pleasure of dipping your toes in frozen water, filling life with small adventures and meaningful moments. For this print, I used calligraphic pens with chiselled nibs. The precise strokes form patterns with a defined, rhythmic quality Print details To create this … Read more
Greek Youth Antinous a Travel Art Journal Print description Beautiful was my love, yet melancholic – Fernando Pessoa- I visited Rome a year ago and specially did add to my itinerary places where Antinous memory is still felt. I also prepared my trip by reading ‘Memoirs of Hadrian’, a novel by Marguerite Yourcenar which is … Read more
Drawing with Black Ink – the Artist Working in the Studio Print description Here I am, drawing on a lovely architect’s desk gifted to me by two friends when I moved into the studio back in 2015. I’m focused because drawing in ink cannot be erased or undone; each stroke of the pen or brush … Read more
ROSA Magazine Features Alej Ez in Spring/Summer 2025 Issue ROSA Magazine Features Alej Ez in June 2024 Issue Review of Sussex Arts, ROSA Magazine’s June 2024 issue includes two features on my work. The first, exclusive to subscribers, showcases my ‘West Pier Paper Toy Theatre.’ The second, my print “The Bather and the Cormorant,” is … Read more
Brunswick Terrace Brighton Seafront Print description Architectural print of Brunswick Terrace and Brighton seafront. On the horizon stand the remains of the iconic West Pier and the Victorian Palace Pier. Print details I created this print from my original ink drawings to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. … Read more
THEMES Explore my art prints through the following themes. Please note that, just like in life, things get interwoven and presented simultaneously — this means you may find the same prints appearing in different sections White Cliffs Sussex Countryside Coastal Art Birling Gap Seven Sisters Cuckmere Haven and Hope Gap Long Man of Wilmington Litlington … Read more
Pink Song Colourway Pink Song colourway is an exercise of temperance that uses a palette of solid pinks, reds and blues with subtle touches of light, shadow. I have applied the minimalist modernist axiom ‘less is more’ from my training as an architect. Modern technologies and traditional prints I love returning to my designs and … Read more
‘A Cycle to Adelaide Crescent Brighton and Hove Seafront’ Print description This print depicts a beautiful yellow old bicycle that leans on the Italianate balustrade at the end of Adelaide Crescent by Hove Lawns at Brighton Seafront. On the horizon at sea stand two Iconic landmarks: the remains of the West Pier and Brighton Palace … Read more
‘An Alphabet of Brighton’ Print description The city of Brighton and Hove is the subject of many of my prints. And now I have completed this theme with the creation of my very own Brighton alphabet. Each letter of the alphabet creates a scene with stories that unfolds. Each illustrated letter carries out a narrative … Read more
‘Morning Swim Worthing’ Print description This print shows two swimmers on a timber deck by Worthing Pier. Print details I created this print from my original ink drawings to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. I issue the formats A1 & A2,A3 and A4 as limited editions of … Read more
‘Embassy Court Brighton and Hove Seafront Modernist’ Print description This print shows a view of the very much loved Brighton and Hove Promenade from the East end of the Hove Lawns. It results in a compelling record of architectural styles. Starting with the Regency architecture of Brunswick and following with the Modernist tastes of Embassy … Read more
FORMATS AND SIZES Whether you are looking for a large piece or a small one, here you can find the art print that perfectly fits that space: Panoramic prints. Landscape art. 124 x 30.5 cm Standard A sizes prints: A0,A1,A2,A3 and A4 Square prints: 30x 30, 40×40 & 60x60cm Large art prints THEMES Explore my … Read more
Apus Apus by alej ez. Oct 2022 A new body of work that expresses relationships through my experiences. With a modus operandi that explores occurring relationships between a cosmos of varied interests that covers subjects from environmental conservation to spirituality and astrology. I am engaged in creating a new rubbing edge where connections are forged … Read more
‘South Downs Seven Sisters Cliffs from South Hill Barn’ Print description View of the South Downs in springtime. The coast, the cliffs and the fields with gorse and rapeseed bloom. This view is from Castle Hill looking towards Seaford, Cuckmere Haven and beyond. ‘Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.‘ Marcel … Read more
‘Early Spring in South Downs from Seaford to Cuckmere Haven’ Print description This panoramic view depicts the South Downs in early spring time. The coast, the cliffs and the fields with gorse and rapeseed bloom. This view is from Castle Hill looking towards Seaford, Cuckmere Haven and beyond. Print details Limited edition print. Panoramic format. … Read more
‘Spring in South Downs from Seaford to Cuckmere Haven’ Print description View of the South Downs in spring time. The coast, the cliffs and the fields with gorse and rapeseed bloom. This view is from Castle Hill looking towards Seaford, Cuckmere Haven and beyond. ‘Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.‘ … Read more
Art prints with bird as subjects: Bird Art In 2007 I moved from London to Brighton. I didn’t realise but every time I was on a call to my mum she would notice the sound of the seagulls in the background. I grew up in Tarifa, a small city in the south of Spain with … Read more
UK art Discover my personal journey through British Art and how it has influenced my work In this article titled Art Prints UK I present in no particular order some of my prints along with other well-known works of art: paintings, prints, poems and music that British artists have created. This exercise illustrates the references, … Read more
Seaside Art The presence of the sea occurs in many of my prints, it is a common denominator. In this article under the name Coastal Art I describe the different ways in which the sea appears. Either in the form of panoramic landscapes, by coastal cities or in the countryside, and depicting the particular flora … Read more
“O people of the earth, men and women born and made of the elements, but with the spirit of the Divine within you, rise from your sleep of ignorance! Be sober and thoughtful. Realize that your home is not on the earth but in the Light. Why have you delivered yourselves unto death, having power … Read more
‘A Winter Walk along Brighton Beach.’ Print description View of Brighton beach from Hove with a figure balancing on the timber groynes. Print details I created this print from my original ink drawings to which I apply colour digitally. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. I issue the formats A0, A1 & A2,A3 … Read more
The Barbecue on Brighton Beach. The two Roberts Print description The print playfully reimagines the two Scottish artist-lovers, the two Roberts, sizzling sausages on a barbecue at Brighton Beach, with the crumbling charm of the West Pier behind them. Print details Print details I created this print from my original ink drawings to which I … Read more
‘Red Roofed Hut Rye Harbour Camber Sands’ Print description This print depicts the small but perfectly formed, famous red-roofed hut in Rye Harbour. Surrounding this brightly painted fishing hut are the salt marshes of the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and the outline of the picturesque town of Rye. Rye Harbour lies along the River Rother, … Read more
Brighton and Hove Illustrated Alphabet Early in 2020 I had the idea of the creation of this Illustrated Alphabet, but not until August 2020 I started the actual tasks of planning, researching and drawing. It has taken me three months to complete. The illustrated alphabet has snippets of the everyday life of Brighton and Hove. … Read more
‘Morning Walk Sea Promenade Brighton and Hove Pebble Beach Print description This print shows a view of the very much loved Brighton and Hove Promenade from the East end of the Hove Lawns. It results in a compelling record of architectural styles. Starting with the Regency architecture of Brunswick and following with the Modernist tastes … Read more
‘Cuckmere Haven Valley Eventide.’ Print description This prints shows the view of Cuckmere Haven Valley. The winding flower-rich chalk grassland of the mouth of the Cuckmere River with the Coastguard Cottages. Print details Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from a limited edition of 100. From original ink drawing to … Read more
‘Birling Gap Starling Murmuration Eventide.’ Print description From Birling Gap my print depicts a murmuration of starlings flying over the Seven Sisters. A iconic landmark in the South Downs National Park. Print details Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from a limited edition of 100. From original ink drawing to … Read more
‘Embassy Court Brighton and Hove Promenade Ocean Blue.’ Print description This print shows a view of the very much loved building Embassy Court in the settings of Brighton and Hove Promenade. Print details Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from a limited edition of 100. From original ink drawing to … Read more
‘Paddleboarding on Brighton Beach’ Print description This print shows a paddleboarder with a dog that could be a black Scottish Terrier next to the remains of the Brighton West Pier. Paddle-boarding is a much more accessible sport these days. Have you seen the inflatable ones? they inflate and are hard as a wood or a … Read more