inspired an old print

I love the pooling color 

the balance between control and chaos...

 

This is the third time I've revisted the idea
pushing watercolor through a grid of bicycles
in this  size format.
It's interesting how each time is different.

 

I'm lucky to have some time to paintBernard's awesome Rudge. |
He's got that great style of putting everything he possibly can on a bike.All the beautiful shapes , cables and detailing.The bike is I think from the 30s– 40’s.Steeped in nostagia.

 

I'm super happy with this new group of prints.
This idea is something I've been working with since 2008.
Layering bike silhouettes into a jumble.
It started as relief prints with the bikes cut out of rubber and applied stamp like
until I got what I wanted. Now they are screenprints with the bikes in bold rich colors.