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BELONGING, BROUGHT TO LIFE!
🎨 Emotive Essentialism
📍Brixton Born, Brighton Bound
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Sitting with my own unwanted choices.

This was the first time I ever drew Orange Boy.

I didn’t understand my emotions then.
I wasn’t analysing them.
I was just getting them out.

This piece was created after losing someone close to me - JB

There was no system.
No colour theory.
No structure.
Just release.

Mixed media on cardboard.
116x180 cm
(46 x 71 inches)

#OrangeBoyArt
#ContemporaryArtUK
#MixedMediaArt
#BrightonArtist
#EmergingArtistUK taken in Brighton by @orangeboy_art

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7 months ago

Hello — I’m the artist behind Orange Boy Art.
After years of building quietly, I’m finally stepping forward.
My first exhibition opens at
Fishermans Quarter Gallery, Brighton
April 6–12, 2026.
This body of work explores emotion, identity, and the birth of Orange Boy.
This is just the beginning.
Follow the journey.
— Orange Boy
#OrangeBoyArt #BrightonArtist #BrightonArtScene #EmergingArtistUK #ArtExhibition by @orangeboy_art

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8 months ago

Four Sides of My Mind.

After the chaos came awareness.
I started noticing something divided clearly inside me.

Very happy.

Happy.

Sad.

Very sad.

Not random.
Not dramatic.
Structured.

This was the moment I began understanding what I was feeling instead of just releasing it.

Mix Media on Cardboard.

Size:
84 x 120 cm
(33 x 46 inch)

#OrangeBoyArt
#ContemporaryArtUK
#ArtCollectorsUK
#BrightonArtist
#MixedMediaArt taken in Brighton by @orangeboy_art

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7 months ago

@orangeboy_art 🧡🧡🧡 taken in The Regency Town House by @orangeboy_art

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a month ago

Why do I paint?

I paint because my mind is loud.

Painting gives that noise somewhere to go.
Things I can't explain, I can paint.

Things I don't understand, I can explore.

It helps me understand my four emotions.

It helps me understand myself.

I paint because it makes me feel free.

Fromt my thought and from my sadness inside.

I paint because I need to.

That's why I paint. 🧡

#orangeboyart
#thevoiceinside
#emotionalart
#meaning
#belonging taken in Brighton by @orangeboy_art

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10 days ago

See How Eye Feel?

Sometimes I can see myself without fully understanding myself.

I have four emotions.

💙 Very Sad
💚 Sad
❤️ Happy
💛 Very Happy

But me and my emotions don't always see eye to eye.

Sometimes they're clear.

Sometimes they overlap.

Sometimes one becomes another before I've even had the chance to understand the first.

That's why I've drawn all four versions of myself on top of each other.

The colours cross. The lines become confused. One Orange Boy disappears into another.

And somewhere amongst all of them...

there's me.

I never really know which combination I'm going to get.

Maybe understanding myself isn't about separating the four anymore.

Maybe it's about accepting that they can all exist at the same time.

See how eye feel?

I'm trying to.

💙💚❤️💛

— Orange Boy 🧡

#OrangeBoyArt #SeeHowEyeFeel #FourSidesOfMyMind #ContemporaryArt #ArtWithMeaning taken in Brighton by @orangeboy_art

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23 days ago

The pursuit of happiness — Left Side

This is one side of the mind.
Two emotions.
Existing at the same time.

🟢 Sad — on the left
🟡 Very Happy — on the right

Opposites… but both mine.

This isn’t a full picture.
It’s half of something bigger.
A half of two quarters inside me.

Even in sadness, there’s a glimpse of light.
Even in happiness, something still feels off.

They don’t cancel each other out.
They sit together.
They exist together.

This is what it feels like inside.

His Name Will Be Forever Etched in The Back Of My Mind.

— Orange Boy 🧡

(Mixed Media on Paper)

#OrangeBoyArt
#EmotionalArt
#MentalHealthArt
#InnerConflict
#MixedEmotions taken in Brighton and Hove by @orangeboy_art

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6 months ago

The pursuit of happiness lies here.

In the centre.

In control.

This is where I want to be.

With my emotions surrounding me, not consuming me.

To my left:
🟡 VH — Very Happy
🟢 S — Sad

To my right:
🔴 H — Happy
🔵 VS — Very Sad

All parts of me.
All present.
All real.

I don’t want to silence them.
I want to understand them.

I long to understand my own mind.

And one day…

I want to be able to blend all four sides without thinking.

To move between them.

To live with them.

To control them.

Not perfectly.
Just honestly.

But it Will Be Without You.

— Orange Boy 🧡

#OrangeBoyArt
#EmotionalArt
#MentalHealthArt
#ContemporaryArtist
#ArtWithMeaning taken in Brighton and Hove by @orangeboy_art

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6 months ago

The Pursuit of Happiness — Right Side

This is one side of the mind.

Two emotions.

Existing at the same time.

🔴 Happy — on the left
🔵 Very Sad — on the right

Opposites… but both mine.

This isn’t a full picture.
It’s half of something bigger.

A half of two quarters inside me.

Even in happiness, something feels missing.
Even in sadness, something still remains.

They don’t cancel each other out.

They sit together.
They exist together.

This is what it feels like inside.

His Name Will Be Forever Etched in The Back Of My Mind.

— Orange Boy 🧡

(Mixed Media on paper)

#OrangeBoyArt
#EmotionalArt
#MentalState
#MindExploration
#SelfAwareness taken in Brighton and Hove by @orangeboy_art

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6 months ago

Why Is It So Loud In Here

Sometimes… I just feel dead to the bone inside.
Like there’s too much noise in my head
and not enough silence to understand it.

Why do the happy times always feel like they’re fighting to be heard?

Why does sadness try so hard to take over?

Why does one side of my mind always want to be king?

I have four sides to my mind…
but sometimes one voice gets louder than all the others.

And when that voice is sadness—
I hate it to the bone.

I write my thoughts down first…

then paint over them, hoping I can wash them out.
But this time…

I let them stay.

I let them speak while I painted.

This piece was difficult.

Raw.

Honest.

This is what it feels like inside sometimes.
Mixed media on cardboard (A0)

💚💛🧡💙❤️

— Orange Boy 🧡

#OrangeBoyArt
#ArtAsTherapy
#ContemporaryArt
#MentalLandscape
#EmergingArtist taken in Brighton by @orangeboy_art

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5 months ago

Orange Boy, will be at the Regency Town House in Brighton from Thursday 3rd Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September, showcasing my work in the Orange Room.

I am only a part of what will be a grand Showcase called INSIDE THE BOX.
With @artbytboy @neon_tony @lucy.delano playing a big roll in a exciting never been seen before exhibition!

They have all worked so incredibly hard together to bring artists from around the world to make this happen.

I am so so pleased I am a part of this.

I look forward to seeing you all there.

Get your tickets while you still can! 🧡 taken in Brighton by @orangeboy_art

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2 months ago

REFLECTION

These photos where supposed make me look sensible and reflective.

The truth is, deep down, I'm unbelievably happy. But still so sad inside at times.

This chapter of my life has been so special, and I honestly can't thank everyone enough for the love and support you've shown me.

After painting Sitting With My Own Unwanted Choices, I genuinely thought I was cured. I thought I'd figured it all out.

But weeks passed before I painted again.

I slipped back into old habits. The sadness returned. And I was dealing with loss.

Then came Four Sides of the Mind. (Pictured)

Looking back, that painting changed everything.

I had lost someone, but I had also found something.

A gift of expression.

That piece made me realise I needed to paint. Not because I wanted to. Because I had to.

Painting became my way of understanding myself. My way of surviving. My way of moving forward.

I still battle with my emotions every day.

But that's okay.

I love life. I love creating. I love so much the people around me.

And I will continue to grow, learn and push forward.

I hope you do too.

Take that big step today. Chase the thing that scares you. But don't forget to stop and reflect on how far you've come.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

I love you.

George 🧡

#orangeboyart
#reflection
#emergingartist
#mindful
#mentalhealth taken in Brighton, England, UK by @orangeboy_art

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