Poster.

Comments

Super painting, you have captured the movement of the cyclist perfectly.

Posted by Paul Webb on Thu 17 Feb 07:46:51

Great painting in that style.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 17 Feb 07:48:21

Super, and a difficult angle to show the velo rouge from! Love it.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 17 Feb 07:49:08

Fabulous Stephen and completely agree with Paul

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 17 Feb 07:50:22

What a great idea from the art club, and VERY specific. You've done it brilliantly, excellent cyclist. The whole thing has a vintage look. (Do those two signs mean 'stick no bills'?)

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Thu 17 Feb 07:57:56

Love it - brilliantly well done.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 17 Feb 08:12:04

Brilliant and really well painted, has a bright cheerful feeling to it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 17 Feb 08:21:30

Many thanks Paul, Christine, Tessa, Heather, Jenny, Paul & Lewis and I gather it does mean Stick No Bills. It's my poor attempt at being funny.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Thu 17 Feb 09:29:32

Fantastic Stephen.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 17 Feb 10:12:39

Very good, reminds of those charming old advertising posters. I have a friend who sells vintage motorcycles, he has some old metallic adverts on his shop walls. I know the modern digitally produced ones are more accurate but soulless. Has a link to your past trade I imagine?

Posted by Stephen Slater on Thu 17 Feb 11:37:16

Terrific.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 17 Feb 12:02:14

This is wonderful - love the wonderful palette, the superb linework and draughtsmanship and the composition. An excellent piece, Stephen.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 17 Feb 14:05:31

Very nicely done

Posted by Romila Datta on Thu 17 Feb 16:08:03

Many thanks Denise, Stephen, Chris, Seok & Romila. I have painted a few in my time.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Thu 17 Feb 16:34:18

Hang on Studio Wall

17/02/2022

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Art club task of producing a poster in the style of Toulouse-Lautrec with a nod to Rowland Hilder's sketch of a cyclist.

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Stephen Kelly

My Father was an artist and I wanted to follow in his footsteps but sadly he died when I was 8 which changed everything. When it was time to earn a living, Uncle Norman said " I'll get you a job Lad" so I became an apprentice photo retoucher, not fine art but a job. The work was intimidating as…

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