K2 Cyclist

K2 Cyclist

I mentioned this painting to a friend this morning and realised that I hadn't posted on this blog in years! Indeed nearly as long ago as I painted this painting. 

It was during the 2007 K2 race that I took this cyclist's photo but at the time I wasn't thrilled with the results. I wanted to portray the sense of movement and the cyclist's glance as his fellow competitors caught up with him on the Kuoatunu Wharekaho hill so I decided a painting was in order and I created this in a semi-abstract manner, deliberately blurring some details but still reflecting this moment - a moment that I'm sure all competitive people can relate to. I didn't hold out much hope that I would ever sell this painting as it was so "personal" and represented someone I didn't even know but I hung it in our local cafe - Cafe Coghill - and within a week a woman walked into the cafe and said' "that's my husband" and she purchased it! If only it was always that easy.

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