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‘Diving into the Sea’ Print description This print shows a winter swimmer diving from a concrete pier into the sea. Swimming is one of my passions, I have created this print mindful and with the aim to be precise depicting the instant when a diver finally lifts from the base and directs its body downwards … Read more
‘Winter Swim with a Woolly Hat’ Print description This print shows a winter swimmer with a woolly hat, needless to say that swimming can only happen in calm waters and the exercise must be precise to avoid the hat getting wet. If you have carried on swimming in the sea through the winter I admire … Read more
‘The Bather and the Cormorant’ Print description This print depicts a bather wearing striped white knee-length swimming shorts, seated on a concrete pier with his feet in the water. In the horizon above the waves stands the remains of the West Pier in Brighton, while in the sky, a cormorant passes by with its iridescent … Read more
‘A Dance at the Brighton Bandstand’ Print description The Bandstand in Brighton is a popular spot in Brighton. Often groups of dancers take over it to do their practices. 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. … Read more
‘The Tight-rope Walker and the Sea’ Print description This print shows a tight-rope walker that has secured a rope between two metal columns of the West Pier and is balancing on it. The structure that appears on the horizon are the remains of the West Pier. The West Pier was a Victorian leisure pier built … Read more
Design for Brighton Gin of their iconic Pride limited edition bottle for 2020 Brighton Pride Brighton Gin approached me in 2020 to design the label for their iconic Brighton Pride Limited Edition bottle in support of the Rainbow Fund. The aspect of LGTB+ Pride I feel more in tuned with is with celebration of the … Read more
Starting at £36 per metre plus £6 for postage £75 per metre, or select your favourite fabric from Print Fab If you would like to discuss a project with this fabric please get in touch using my contact form This fabric was designed as part of a renovation of my flat in Brunswick Square in … Read more
Brighton art has been in the scene since the city turned from a small fishing village to the most famous seaside resort of England. Artists such us Constable, Turner and many others have created Brighton art themed works. Brighton is known as ‘London by the sea,’ and indeed is a colourful and multicultural town. I … Read more
5 notecards under the theme of Pride Inside to commemorate Pride in 2020. A6 size, 10.5 x 14.85 cm, 4.1 x 5.8 inches white cards and envelopes 250 grams. Blank inside for your personal message. Rainbows over the sea and above the Helter Skelter, The West Pier, Beachy Head, Hove Lawns and The Band stand. … Read more
‘Shell Grotto Blue and Gold.’ Print description A Golden shell grotto in a Prussian blue backdrop. Inspired by the book ‘The Seaside Nature Book’ Print details I create this print from my original ink drawings to which I apply colour digitally. It is printed on fine art paper using archival inks. I issue the formats … Read more
The art process Drawing is my passion and my art is an evolution of my practice as architect. For many years I kept sketch books and created all sort of presentations aided with digital tools to clients , consultants and planners. After years combining these two techniques, I developed my own usage of colour and … Read more
Adelaide Hove Waxing Crescent Moon Print description A row of beach huts rests along the promenade, like delicate shells dozing in the sun, padlocks glinting like sleepy eyelids. Behind them, Adelaide Crescent curves gracefully, its peach-and-cream façades catching the light. A lone lamppost leans quietly in the foreground, a gentle guardian over the scene. The … Read more
Bandstand Full Moon Enchantment Print description This print captures two much-loved landmarks along the Brighton and Hove promenade: the Palace Pier and the Bandstand. The Brighton Bandstand, built in 1884, is known for its ornate Victorian ironwork and elegant circular form. Often called the “Birdcage,” it sits on the seafront overlooking the beach and is … Read more
alej ez at 92 Montpelier Road Winter Brighton Artists Open Houses 2025 🗓️ 12 – 14 Dec 2025📍 92 Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3BE I’m thrilled to show a new body of work at 92 Montpelier Road with a collective of artists and artisans. These new original pieces grew from a desire to step outside … Read more
Victorian Verse Reimagined in Ink and Pastel 🗓️ 29 Oct – 29 Nov 2025📍 Indelible Fine Art, 9–10 Jew Street, Brighton BN1 3AD I’m thrilled that @indeliblefineart, led by the formidable Kitty @alt.fits, has accepted my submission of fifteen drawings for the group exhibition Memento Carne. This new body of work grew from a desire … Read more
Hove Beach Huts Sky Blue Print description This art print shows one of Brighton’s most delightful walks: the sweeping seafront view by Hove Plinth and Kings Road, complete with the iconic seaside beach huts. These colourful little huts are made for simple pleasures—sitting by the sea, enjoying a cup of tea, and reading the paper … Read more
Hove Beach Huts Pebble Beach Print description This art print shows one of Brighton’s most delightful walks: the sweeping seafront view by Hove Plinth and Kings Road, complete with the iconic seaside beach huts. These colourful little huts are made for simple pleasures—sitting by the sea, enjoying a cup of tea, and reading the paper … Read more
The Seafront at Kemptown Brighton Pebble Beach Print description View of Brighton and Hove from the raised cliff of Kemptown at Marine Parade. The Seafront at Kemptown is a distinctive stretch of Brighton’s famous pebble beach, lined with colourful beach huts and Marine Parade’s historic architecture and sweeping views across the English Channel. Print details … Read more
Leo Frames. Brighton Picture Framers and Print Gallery Update May 2025 Leo Frames is a lively print shop and gallery at 70 North Road, Brighton, run by the brilliant duo Kate and Steve. They’ve been supporting local artists for years and started selling my prints back in 2012. Together, they’ve built a welcoming space that … Read more
Brighton Pebble Beach Deck Chairs Sky Blue Print description On the foreground, two deck chairs—striped in fresh greens and ocean whites—sit gently on Brighton’s distinctive pebble beach. Their wooden frames, sun-warmed and slightly askew, suggest recent company… perhaps a quiet couple, lulled to sleep by the rhythm of waves and the whisper of sea breeze. … Read more
Brighton Pebble Beach Striped Deck Chairs Antique Ochre and Blue Print description I love revisiting my early prints. This particular one was among my first, and I’ve since added many more details. As the city evolves, so do my artworks—now, we even have the new Shelter Hall A Day Out in Brighton by the Sea: … Read more
‘Hers and His Fitzherbert and George IV Brighton Royal Pavilion Song’ Print description This architectural print of Steine Gardens in Brighton focusses on the residences of George IV’s Brighton Royal Pavilion and his life companion and later wife Maria Fitzherbert’s Steine House. Hence the naming of this print ‘Hers and His’ as a reference to … Read more
‘The Regency Town House Brunswick Square Song’ Print description Elevation of the Regency Town House in Brunswick Square, Brighton. Print details I create this print from my original ink drawings and apply colour digitally. I print them on fine art paper using archival inks. I issue formats A0, A1, A2, A3, and A4 as limited … Read more
‘Shoreline Starlings Brighton by the Sea Pebble Beach’ Print description Starlings flying over the sea early mornings late spring with Brighton Seafront and the South Downs White cliffs in the landscape. Every winter starlings come to roost under the deck of the Pier attracting lots of visitors and bird lovers. Print details Digital pigment print … Read more
‘Starlings Kemptown Brighton Seafront Pebble Beach’ Print description Starlings 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 … Read more
‘Durdle Door Dorset Scarlett Reverie’ Print description A daydream of fanciful colour that celebrates being part of nature. Set in the scenic setting of Durdle Door, one of the most iconic and epic landscapes in Britain. Part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Durdle Door is a very much-loved natural landmark. The name of … Read more
Panoramic art In 2011 I completed my first panoramic art piece After having created many art prints of singular buildings and places, the creation of my first panorama felt somehow like a natural progression in my artistic career. When I took it to the gallery it was so well received that instantly I understood the … Read more
‘And let the silver music of the luteAttend our going, as a sure road-mark, And that which fills the cup be substitute For stars to guide our journey in the dark.’ My heritage. Islamic culture. Islamic art. I was born in Granada, a historic town in the South of Spain, also known as the Nasrid … Read more
Big Art: Large size customised prints: triptychs, oversize prints and large panoramas and triptychs Get in touch to discuss your project. I can create for you and your interior the perfect printerly window view to your favourite landscape. LARGE PANORAMIC PRINTS 240x61cm (94 x 24 inches) I can print one of my panoramic prints to … Read more
I have often been asked after creating panoramic print to reproduce it under a different colour scheme. This request lead to the creation of a set of colour tonal palettes one of which I call ‘Pebble Beach’ My studio is in central Brighton. Early mornings I find myself on my way to the studio through … Read more
‘Eastbourne East Promenade Pebble Beach’ 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 Panoramic format. Print size 124 x 30.5 cm approx. Signed print from … Read more
‘Hove Brighton Seafront Ocean Blue’. Print description Panoramic view of the iconic Brighton Seafront . The view looks East from the end of Western Lawns by the Hove Deep Sea Anglers Club. Notably, on a clear day, the view reaches nearly twenty miles to the East, as far as Belle Tout Lighthouse which is on … Read more
‘Hers and His Fitzherbert and George IV Brighton Royal Pavilion Ocean Blue’ Print description This architectural print of Steine Gardens in Brighton focusses on the residences of George IV’s Brighton Royal Pavilion and his life companion and later wife Maria Fitzherbert’s Steine House. Hence the naming of this print ‘Hers and His’ as a reference … Read more
The ‘Portrait in the landscape commission’ is an original art piece that makes an ideal gift for a partner, a friend or a family member where I portray you walking with your dog, hand in hand with your loved one or cycling along the seafront with the backdrop of one of the prints from my … Read more
‘London River Thames by Tower Bridge Ocean Blue.’ Print description The name of this print reflects the point of view and it comprises: the CitizenM Tower of London Hotel, 41 Tower Hill, the Tower of London with the Bell, Tower, the Beauchamp Tower, the Traitors’ Gate, the Royal Armouries White Tower, the Lanthorn Tower, the … Read more
‘The Regency Town House Brunswick Square’ Print description Elevation of the Regency Town House in Brunswick Square, Brighton. 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 A2,A3 and A4 as limited editions of 100 … Read more
‘Brunswick Square Window Regency Town House’ Print description Brunswick Square domestic sash window of the top floor of the Regency Town House surrounded by imposing classical pilasters. 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 … Read more
‘Brunswick Square Window Ionic columns’ Print description Brunswick Square domestic sash window of the top floor apartment surrounded by imposing Ionic classical columns. 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 A2,A3 and A4 … Read more
‘Brunswick Square Window Corinthian columns’ Print description Brunswick Square domestic sash window of the top floor apartment surrounded by imposing Corinthian classical columns. 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 A2,A3 and A4 … Read more
‘Hers and His Fitzherbert and George IV Brighton Pavilion Emerald Skies’ Print description This architectural print of Steine Gardens in Brighton focusses on the residences of George IV’s Brighton Royal Pavilion and his life companion and later wife Maria Fitzherbert’s Steine House. Hence the naming of this print ‘Hers and His’ as a reference to … Read more
Welcome! I am Alej Ez, a name shortened from Alejandro Martinez. I am an artist and architect based in Brighton, UK, since 2009. Here, you can explore and purchase from my collection of prints. I create prints that begin with hand-drawn black ink line work. I then apply colour digitally, preserving the expressive character of … Read more
‘Hers and His Fitzherbert and George IV Brighton Pavilion Pebble Beach’ Print description This architectural print of Steine Gardens in Brighton focusses on the residences of George IV’s Brighton Royal Pavilion and his life companion and later wife Maria Fitzherbert’s Steine House. Hence the naming of this print ‘Hers and His’ as a reference to … Read more
‘Brighton Pavilion Steine Gardens Scene Ocean Blue’ Print Description The prints collates the facades of the buildings in Steine Gardens in Brighton. It focusses on the residences of George IV’s Brighton Royal Pavilion and his life companion and later wife Maria Fitzherbert’s Steine House. Print details I created this print from my original ink drawings … Read more