Summer Madness

Japanese Watercolor on Paper Sketchbook Page by HP LoveBux

This is a practice study for a larger painting of the same composition I am planning to do in oils.

The image shows a 'cul de sac' hero who has built ramps in his neighboorhood and pulls of a full scale Evel Kneivel type jump and succeeds all too well! We see the magicel split second of weightlessness for the bike, with its shadow just ahead and a single spectator in the driveway, taking a similar view to our own. We also see that, like his hero, this backyard daredevil has overshot the landing ramp and will feel the full force of the bikes weight hitting the asphalt in just a few seconds. The palm tree is occluded by a power line whose shadow shows the sun is still high in the sky, the hottest hours of the day are best suited for Summer Madess like this.

This artwork is minted for the Proof of Palm event hosted by @absurdeity

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