Sheffield, Alaska, Scotland and Wales
Where street energy meets fine art canvas
Alex Cuthberston builds paintings the way a wall gets built — layer over layer of aerosol haze, oil glaze and slow-dried pigment until the surface finally holds still.
The Practice
One surface, multiple disciplines.
Every piece starts illegally fast — aerosol, marker, a gesture made in a few minutes. Then it slows to a crawl: months of glazing, sanding back, and rebuilding until the raw mark is buried in light.
Aerosol
Fast, unrepeatable, made standing up.
Watercolour
Soft, bleeding, made wet into wet.
Mixed Media
Layered, torn, rebuilt from fragments.
Raised Surface
Sculptural, ridged, made to catch the light.
Selected Works
Featured pieces
Bespoke
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Residential canvases, corporate lobbies and full exterior murals. Tell the studio about the space, the light and the feeling — we'll come back with a concept and a quote.
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Stories
Studio News
Beyond the Harbour Lights: The Story Behind the Whitby Canvas
Every painting carries an unspoken dialogue between the blank surface and the hand holding the brush, but occasionally a piece arrives that alters your entire sense of direction.
September 24, 2026
Studio News
The First Brushstroke of a New Chapter: Why This Website Is Just the Beginning
There is a quiet, unmistakable shift that happens when a private passion demands to become your entire life’s work.
September 24, 2026