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| Delivery Trike by April M. Rimpo |
Delivery Trike
watercolor
19.5" X 27.5" image
27" X 35" brushed silver framed
$1250
Delivery Trike is part of my
bicycle series, although in this case an adult size tricycle. I had seen this trike at a park at least 15
years ago and immediately thought there would someday be a painting. I’m not
sure if it is something about the geometric contrast between the wheels and
spokes with the overgrown plants behind the trike, or the contrast with the
bright linear rectangles of the crates on the back platform. Regardless of the original attraction I think
it is both of these characteristics that continued to summon me to the original
photograph. 19.5" X 27.5" image
27" X 35" brushed silver framed
$1250
I remember being amused by the thought of a
large delivery tricycle and thought others would equally be amused. It felt like a throw-back to another era and the overgrown plants behind the trike told me
it had not been used for a long time. It
now felt more like a decoration, but I believe at one time it was a very useful
vehicle. I hope my rendition will make people think back to earlier times when
our ingenuity brought about vehicles like this to help us do our work and the
elegance of such solutions.
Other bicycle paintings can be seen in these blog posts:
Prints are available in my online shop.
One other bicycle painting that I have not described in a blog is shown below. Ready to Roll was a playful piece where geometric squares and triangles were played against the circular wheels of the bike and curve of the handle bars.
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| Ready to Roll by April M. Rimpo |
Ready to Roll
watercolor and gouache
22" X 22" image
28" X 28" brushed silver frame
$995
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