COASTAL MUSE

A LOVE OF THE BEACH IS INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO NOOSA PAINTER MITCHELL ENGLISH'S LIFE AND CAREER

-  KYLIE JACKES

At a glance

Who: Mitchell English, artist.

What he does: Full-time painter, part-time surfer.

Where: Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Why he does it: "Best job in the world," enthuses Mitchell.

Visit: mitchellenglish.com.au.

Follow: @mitchell_english_painter, @arcadiastreetgallery.

As a teenager living in Sydney's Bondi Beach, Mitchell English loved to surf and paint. Three decades on, he considers himself incredibly fortunate as his days still revolve around both. Most mornings Mitch surfs at his local Noosa break on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, before breakfast with partner Chelsea and kindy drop-off for son Duke, five, then it's eight hours or so at work in his studio.