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David Flitcroft
@artfromthebikeshed.bsky.social
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Artist, cyclist, nature, landscape, flowers, gardening. SW France. https://www.davidflitcroftart.com https://linktr.ee/davidflitcroftart
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This stunning brown hare is now available! Original pastel artwork perfect for nature enthusiasts. Find it on Etsy here artfromthebikeshed.etsy.com/listing/4397...
5 star reviews for cycling art. Tandem, long distance audax events, gravel cycling and gentle cycle touring. Originals, prints and original prints , please visit and follow to see new work as it becomes available.
Interesting article, biggest surprise to me is Spain’s ranking.
A Summer cycling pastel painting as we enter November.
Bluetits on sunflowers. Its the time of year when the birds feast on the leftover crops. Pastel on Canson Velvet with an acrylic ink underpainting. 30x20cm #birds #allotmentlife
Tetrapak print. Reusing the old cartons before they head for the recycling bin and making art. ‘The lookout’. Source pic by Frances Crickmore.
Occasional Mister P photo. He says hi.
Colourful winter teasels. Pastel painting. 48x38cm.
Good to be back at the easel after a couple of weeks. I’m working on a larger version of an earlier colour study of a favourite lane edged with teasels. #art #pastel #landscape #teasels
Delighted that my hare has been featured in the September eyecatcher blog. www.instagram.com/p/DP6KNY1kXi...
Cyclists chasing sunrise near Rambouillet — the final stretch of Paris-Brest-Paris, captured in soft pastel. A tribute to endurance, light, and the open road.
🎨 Original now available: artfromthebikeshed.etsy.com/listing/4381...
#CyclingArt #ParisBrestParis
Ltd edition print also available.
Topping up my cycling-inspired fine art prints.
The detail and texture on this Hahnemühle William Turner paper are incredible.
For those who live and breathe cycling — and appreciate beautiful art.
Very limited editions coming soon to my Etsy shop!
A small pastel colour study of teasels on a favourite track. *Sold*
It’s such a nice thing to mark the year by the appearance of seasonal wild flowers and passage of migratory birds.
It’s the perfect time for a wild cyclamen cycle , if you know where to find them.
A Hare in the wheat field with poppies.
A hare running at you through wild flower meadow daisies and orchids. Original pastel painting. 30x30cm. #hare #pastel #wildlifeart
Sketching another hare. Loose, gentle strokes with pastel sticks. Get the eye in early. This is on UART600. 20x20cm.
A new hare. Pastel on Uart 500. 20x20cm.
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This week’s featured artist is:

@artfromthebikeshed.bsky.social

Longtime artist & printmaker, in the 2020 lockdown David tried soft pastel for the first time and immediately knew he had found his favoured medium.

#blueskyartshow
#featuredartist
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Moments like this. New pastel 60x40cm. This and other cycling inspired art will be exhibited at echalla’rts Festival, Echallat, Charente, France next weekend 1,2,3rd August.
Watercolour sketch, on the bank of R. Sonnette at Mouton.
Thanks Ian, I really appreciate that.
What a climb. The legendary Mont Ventoux, if you climb this souvenir is for you. This linocut print is in my Etsy with free delivery world wide. Original and handmade

artfromthebikeshed.etsy.com/listing/2492...

#ventoux #tdf #provence #geantdeprovence #linocut
I spent the weekend taking part in the Art Festival at Magné. It’s a fabulous event, painting ‘en Pleinair’ alongside 150+ other artists whilst 1000s of art lovers stroll by and chat with you creates a wonderful atmosphere and great energy. It’s what the world needs more of.