When the rain and grey skies get me down I like to paint the garden I hope to see. Alliums are already peaking their shoots through the soil. More than last year. Alliums and geums. Pastel painting 40x30cm.

A quiet night ride under a full moon. 🌕 Two cyclists on an empty road, watched by an owl in the trees. This is Night Ride — an original hand-printed linocut inspired by night cycling and rural landscapes. Is this your type of ride?

Roses and wisteria, soft pastel. 60 x 40cm framed 70 x 50cm. On hold. From a beautiful reference pic I ‘grabbed’ a while ago that I believe is by sarahpricelandscapes. I particularly enjoyed working in the shadows of this.

A stretch of pavé on the Carrefour de l’Arbre section of the Paris-Roubaix. Drawing done, now to transfer it onto Lino for a new linocut edition celebrating this cycling classic monument. #parisroubaix #parisroubaixchallenge #pavé

This week’s art challenge was ‘Landscape’ and you delivered! @helenakyra_art @smitajsharma @cpgill.art @artfromthebikeshed.bsky.social If you would like us to feature your art on a Sunday look out for our art challenge every Monday. #artchallenge #artisteonline #blueskyart #art #acrylicart

Wolf moon rising.

Merry Christmas to you all, especially the cyclists and art lovers.

A little 20x20cm study of our Xmas tree. Pastel fun.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. A pastel warm up after a few weeks away from the studio. A snowy scene with Christmas tree and lights. Pastel painting.

Only 10 prints left in my limited edition of 50 linocuts! A proud little coffee pot on a camping stove — perfect for anyone who loves mornings outdoors, good coffee, or hand-printed art. Each print is hand-pulled and available mounted, ready to frame. artfromthebikeshed.etsy.com/listing/2546...

I’m delighted to feature in the October ‘Eyecatchers’ of Unison Colour Soft Pastels. The selection has been curated by Emma Colbert, a wonderful pastelliste. Click the link to see all the works and Emma’s words. www.unisoncolour.com/blog/eye-cat...

I painted this snowy cycling scene last winter but didn’t get around to finishing it. I’ve added a few touches and am about to frame it now to include in an exhibition. It’s late in the day on a snowy ride on Long Mynd, Shropshire. 70x50cm, soft pastel. #cycling #snow #landscape #originalart

The full edition of my barn owl reduction linocut has sold out — but I have three unique test prints that came out of the colour-testing process. Each one is hand printed, one-of-a-kind, and will never be recreated. Sold mounted and ready to frame artfromthebikeshed.etsy.com/listing/6501...

@learndirt.bsky.social hi, here’s a couple of linocut prints I made. They seem to fit your profile .

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.

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 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.

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 #artisteonline #artreel #changetheartworld

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.

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.

Rivington Pike viewed from Two Lads, West Pennine Moors and a landmark that always says ‘ home ‘ , even after 16 years living in France.

Dandelions and bees, more than a weed. Pastel on Canson velvet, 32x42cm. Pissenlits et abeilles. 32x42cm. Pastel sur velours Canson.

Well I had to get these out of my system after seeing them the other morning in front of the Mairie in Ruffec. Echinacea ‘Pretty Parasols’. 31x41cm. Soft pastel garden flower art. I think of it as a form of note taking, I’ll remember to order some to buy dry rooted for adding to my garden next year.

I think the best thing about ridiculously hot days in SW France are the sunrise and the sunset. Frankly, the rest to too damn hot.

Enjoy summer all year round with lavender, bees and butterflies. Pastel painted ‘alla prima’ a year ago. Now listed. artfromthebikeshed.etsy.com/listing/4318...

In case you wondered, second place in the painting comp at the art fest this weekend.

All set up at the historic Benedictine Abbey (from 850CE) at Nanteuil-en-Vallée for a weekend of art festivities. I’m with my friend and fabulous artist, Henry Martin who will be looking after my expo whilst I’m outside pastelling.

I’ve painted this hare with poppies to donate to the local cancer support charity ‘Fleur d’Isa’ for them to sell at the Nanteuil en Peinture festival this weekend. The flower of Isa is a poppy and I love painting hares. I’ve spent the last couple of days selecting & framing work for the festival.

More experimenting with the Art Spectrum primed boards. I have lots of passe-partout offcuts (the middles cut out when mounting and framing) and brushing the primer on makes a really nice pastel board . I didn’t quite get the ‘contre jour’ effect I wanted on this study as the ‘tooth’ filled up.

@bsky.art a pastel painting, my potager garden in late July.

20thMay is #worldbeeday let’s do more to help all the pollinators that keep us ticking along.

Cross the ford of R.Bandiat and enter the magical Gros Roc area of Braconne forest. If ever there’s an enchanted wood it’s here. At the moment heavy with the scent of wild garlic. Here’s a study, started ‘en Pleinair’ & finished in the bikeshed studio.

It’s a kilometre over the prairie into the forest which is a protected area of biodiversity. True to form, lesser butterfly orchids have appeared over the weekend.