Lee Uttley, the main artist at Lords Ink Tattoo Studio, in London Road, Bexhill, won in the Small Black and Grey and Portrait categories at a tattoo convention in Essex last weekend. He won the Small Black and Grey category with a raccoon he tattooed on the thigh of Jess Steele. His Portrait success was awarded for a detailed portrait of Abraham Lincoln he tattooed on the inner calf of Adam Picknell over the weekend of November 9 to November 11. The awards were presented at the East Coast Tattoo Expo 2018 last weekend. After his success, Mr Uttley said: “I’m totally buzzing right now. “Black and grey realism is my favourite thing to tattoo. “Words cannot describe how happy I am with these two awards considering the high level of skill at this competition.” See more: Dozens affected by Bexhill power cut Sussex hamster cheats death after being thrown out ‘like rubbish’ in car park