Getting ready…

Hello! It’s been a busy Spring time and a bit of a strange one – In the UK we had a heatwave in February, the warmest Easter on record and now we look forward to frosts and possibly snow at the start of May. It is the UK though, so we know to expect the unexpected.

cycling, Kuurne Brussels Kuurne — Kuurne Brussels Kuurne – Spring Classic

Speaking personally, it’s been a time of transition and reflection – I have recently had the urge to paint again – alongside working with favourite pens and watercolour. It’s a much slower process but very good. More on that to come in future posts…but it’s exciting!

cycling, Het Niewsblat — Het Niewsblat – Spring Orange

The cycling season began in January and the Spring Classics are all but over, ready for the Grand Tours… I have tried a few new races (to me!) – the Het Niewsblat and Kuurne Brussels Kuurne featured here.

First on the pavés, cycling art — First on the pavés

There is a lovely event that straddles the two, bringing one season to a close and looking forward to the next and that is the Tour de Yorkshire. Now in its fifth year, this race has a firm place on the UK’s sporting calendar.

Cycling art, Tour de France, watercolour pen and ink painting, Yellow bike of Yorkshire by Maxine Dodd — Yellow bike of Yorkshire

The race takes place over four days covering all parts of the county with its dramatic countryside and coastline – rugged and beautiful.

A fine Yorkshire day, by Maxine Dodd — A fine Yorkshire day

So, I’m looking forward to this race, starting again and trying something new – Have a wonderful Spring Bank Holiday and if you are out on your bike – wrap up warm, it’s May! 🙂

ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT MAXINE DODD

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Maxine Dodd Art

I’m a mixed media visual artist working in Leicestershire in the UK. I trained in Fine Art using different media including oils and acrylics, but my recent work reflects my love of drawn media, especially pen, ink, watercolour and pastels. My theme is movement – My subjects are varied from landscape, animals, musicians, dancers and sport, especially cycling. The unifying feature of all these subjects is that they are constantly changing – there is movement and energy everywhere.

32 responses to “Getting ready…”

Anthony

03/06/2019

I like cycling pictures. Most of them seem to emphasize speed. This one however, seems to place greater emphasis on progress towards a goal–I am not an art critic. I just think the head on perspective changes something. I liked it.

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  04/06/2019
  
  Thanks so much, glad you like the perspective; it’s good to try something from a different angle …
  
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Anthony

03/06/2019

Cycling pictures are awesome. I like this first one because it seems less about the speed and more about the progress towards something.

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  04/06/2019
  
  Thank you Anthony…
  
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Ianus Christius

31/05/2019

Nice artwork…

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  01/06/2019
  
  Thanks Ianus – much appreciated 🙂
  
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  1. Ianus Christius
    
    02/06/2019
    
    🙂
    
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