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Crowds by the Cherry Tree – Women’s Tour of Yorkshire

Hello! It’s been a bit hectic the past week or so with Open Studios and other bits and pieces, so I’m still working through some highlights from the remaining stages of this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. This piece was from the Women’s race, on the final stage – showing the crowds waving the peloton by. This scene stood out because of the view from the back which I like to draw but also because they were riding past the most beautiful cherry tree in full bloom. There were many such trees along the route proving that the timing of the…

Tour de Yorkshire: Stage 2 – Barnsley to Bedale – Mens

04/05/2019 Categories: cycling · Tour de YorkshireTags: art · barnsley · bedale · British countryside · cycling · Katusha · outdoors · Rick Zabel · Tour de Yorkshire · yorkshire3 Comments

Hello! This is a summary of Stage 2, as I have more pictures to make from this absorbing second stage but I hope you enjoy it. The second day’s racing was really exciting, the women set the bar high in the morning and the men followed up in the afternoon. The conditions improved a little for the men but still pretty wet and cold with plenty of obstacles on the road to avoid. Still the colour and spectacle was great to see with plenty of fans out to wave them on. The sprint for the line was won by Rick…

Tour de Yorkshire – Women’s race: Stage 1 – Doncaster to Selby – Drawing live

03/05/201904/05/2019 Categories: cycling · Tour de YorkshireTags: art · British countryside · cycling · Doncaster · outdoors · Selby · Tour de Yorkshire · Women's race · yorkshire2 Comments

Hello! The Women’s race got underway in Barnsley on another cold and wet day. These drawings were made in real time, which I prefer – No hanging about! The race has attracted some of the World’s best riders, including Word Champions and Olympians, reinforcing the reputation of this race. Lizzie Banks from Sheffield made a very strong start, securing Queen of the Mountains and eventually forming a breakaway partnership with Leah Dixon. Later, the two became six before the final push to the finish in Bedale. The final push saw a phenomenal finish by Lorena Wiebes – she broke away…

Tour de Yorkshire: Stage 1 – Doncaster to Selby

03/05/201903/05/2019 Categories: cycling · Tour de YorkshireTags: art · British countryside · cycling · Doncaster · Elloughton · Jesper Asselman · outdoors · Selby · Tour de Yorkshire · yorkshire2 Comments

Hello! Well, the forecast came true – the opening stage of this year’s race was mostly very, very wet! Still the colour shone out and people came out to encourage and support the riders. It’s always a remarkable sight. People had been busy with their decorations – bunting a-plenty! In the race itself, British rider Jacob Hennessy made a good start, taking the King of the Mountains jersey, while Mark Cavendish looked well after his recent illness and finished eigth. Chris Froome made a more discreet opening, finishing in the pack. The stage win came brilliantly for Dutchman Jesper…

Getting ready…

02/05/201902/05/2019 Categories: cycling · Tour de YorkshireTags: art · British countryside · cycling · Het Niewsblat · Kuurne · LeTour · outdoors · scarborough · Spring Classics · Tour de Yorkshire · whitby · yorkshire32 Comments

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. 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…

Le Tour de Yorkshire

29/04/201701/05/2017 Categories: cycling · Tour de YorkshireTags: cycling · cycling · Tour de Yorkshire · whitby · yorkshire2 Comments

Hello! I love this race in Yorkshire – It’s now in its third year and really attracting fans who line the route throughout its dramatic landscape. This image from the first stage, shows the riders heading for the Dales, passing through the crowds. Interesting to see hands holding mobile phones these days to capture the action. I always love the flags that line the route of a race, these turquoise blue and white ones represent the county of Yorkshire. The helicopter dancing between them was quite spectacular as well! I had to capture that – great flying! ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT MAXINE DODD

SOLD - Heading for Holmfirth, by Maxine Dodd SOLD

‘Racing Lines: Le Tour’

22/05/201508/11/2018 Categories: shows and exhibitionsTags: cycling · cycling · holmfirth · London · otley · saffron walden · yorkshire18 Comments

Hello! I’m in the process of choosing work for my exhibition which opens at the end of June. Over next few weeks, I thought I would run a series of posts featuring some of the pictures that you’ll be able to see. This first collection is based around the first four stages of last year’s Tour de France, set in England and France. They are linked thematically but I’ve grouped them also because they were made in a wide panorama format. I love this paper because it ‘pushes’ the composition to an extra width and reduced height that a conventional landscape paper doesn’t give. See what you…

Racing lines

Art by Maxine Dodd

Tag: yorkshire