Tony Mills

An artist who paints the night. A man with a belief in something bigger, continually searching for the best joke in the universe.

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What can I say, other than a huge thank you. #8milesaway #homelessness #ArtistOnTwitter

[Tony Mills @TonyMillsArtist]

8 original works of art
8 homeless people in Brighton
£26,000 raised through sales of the artwork
£3000+ to 8 individuals without homes, to help kick start their future. 
#brighton #homelessness #8milesaway #ArtistOnTwitter

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"Ad astra per aspera"
'Through adversity to the stars'. Achieving great things in spite of hardship. A fitting motto for #8milesaway? This has been about hard times, unchosen paths, the hand that life deals unexpectedly & now, hopefully, some light after the dark. #homeless

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I will soon reveal the total amount that #8milesaway has raised for some young homeless people in the city @SancSL

This project has burned like flames within me for some time now. I can only hope it will ignite sparks for the very people it is designed to help.
#homelessness

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Asking me if there is a favourite painting from #8milesaway is like asking someone to rank their best kisses in their life.  But that’s a politicians answer. There are things I love about each one truthfully.
#ArtistOnTwitter

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Bids for the original #8milesaway paintings close at midnight tonight.@SancSL

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This is the location for The Kiss. The landscape was painted first as I knew it was a location where my first homeless man had stopped when he fled Brighton. (Apologies for this picture looking like a 1980’s Album cover. It was freezing. New found respect for Kate Moss)
#brighton

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This is The Point. The painting was a comment on busyness, distraction and things that take on a huge importance in the moment.
#8milesaway #ArtistOnTwitter #homelessness #brighton

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Going live in 10 mins or so on https://t.co/eHeCq28OIv

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This is the location for The Turning Point. Truthfully it was the only location that wasn’t a familiar place for homeless people, but that struck me as incidental to the point about contrasts, in this city that I love.
#artistsontwitter
#homelessnessawareness
#Brighton

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This was the location for the last painting in the series called ‘The Power & The Glory’. It’s exposed and raw but the homeless person I met there was super friendly and intelligently told me all about his life.
#artistsontwitter #homeless #brighton #8milesaway

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This is the site for the painting ‘ The Light That Never Goes Out’ after the song by The Smiths. The juxtaposition of the homeless person and such an iconic hotel is obvious. #artistsontwitter #8milesaway #homeless #brighton

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Looking forward to more chatting @BBCSussex on Saturday.

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@NancyDurrant @WillGompertzBBC

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And so, the end is near,and now we face the final curtain...

This is it.

It is the last few days of bidding for the 8 Miles Away artwork. The money raised will change people's lives. I don't say that lightly
#tonymillsartist
#homelessness
#brighton
#nohome
#homeless
#crisis

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@tildeni @ThirdSector

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My #8MilesAway project is my current passion. An initiative where my art raises money that goes directly to homeless people here in Brighton. https://t.co/2vCP1TgjOx

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@BrightonJournal @brightonargus @BrightonHoveCC @artnet @artnews

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Hi. Twitter newbie here. Pls be gentle. Shall we go straight to TV? Here’s a video to tell you more about me & my art for homeless project #8MilesAway https://t.co/PsjTV8yvW9

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But now is the time. This week, these days.

I don't feel comfortable with the sales pitch feeling, but then I wouldn't feel comfortable sleeping rough on a bench on the seafront, so time for a final push.

Thank you, everyone.
#tonymillsartist #homelessness
#brighton #nohome

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Thinking about this year and lockdown & all the more time we've spent in our homes, I invite you to consider how that might have been different, had you not had a home. Any small effort you make to share my project and help raise as much as I can, is hugely valued & appreciated.

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I feel both proud and humbled to have poured myself into this. It has helped heal parts of me and opened up new bits too.

Homeless is a heart breaking thing. Most of us see our homes at the heart of our lives. A place of safety and refuge.

[Tony Mills @TonyMillsArtist]

And so, the end is near,and now we face the final curtain...

This is it.

It is the last few days of bidding for the 8 Miles Away artwork. The money raised will change people's lives. I don't say that lightly
#tonymillsartist
#homelessness
#brighton
#nohome
#homeless
#crisis