The red bicycle

A wonderfully overcast day in Amsterdam. As the bicycle is red, this offered a rare opportunity to exploit cadmium red throughout this painting, pairing it with a series of teal greens as a stark opposite. The scene was particularly attractive to me as it offered such a plethora of negative shapes between the rigging, trees and railings. One of those paintings you wish you were still only half-way through! I really enjoyed painting this, can you tell?!
About the Artist
Hazel Money
Hazel offers interesting and amusing talks, demonstrations and workshops to art groups and societies around her home in Derbyshire and also travelling elsewhere around the UK. Themes include "Painting with Graphite" and "Picturesque Decay" in either oils or acrylics. Although she works mainly in…
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