22. The Margate Crab Oil, Acrylic & love on canvas - £1000 45cm x 60cm EVERY PENNY OF THE ORIGINAL ART GOES DIRECTLY TO - YOUR ART CONNECT CIC - Arts For Mental Health Margate was epic. The home of Turner, Tracey Emin and The Libertines, it already has creativity running through its veins. I happened to arrive during an art festival, so I got to completely immerse myself in it all and fill my creative cup again. I held the event right on the beach, where a huge protective sand dune had been built between the sea and the seafront. It became the perfect landmark for us to dance on, giving us some incredible moments and footage overlooking the ocean. It was another deeply emotional event. I met so many people who genuinely needed what we were creating that day, alongside some incredible people already doing amazing things in the mental health space. Those conversations and connections really stayed with me. Throughout the tour, I’d been asked countless times to paint a crab. Inspired by Margate’s brilliant Crab Museum, I decided this quirky seaside town was finally the place to do it. And so Margate got its very own friendly little crustacean. 🦀 Payment plans available at checkout
