Bike Painting, Indiana university, IU, Large painting, Canvas Oil Painting, A Couple on their Bikes

SUNSET RIDE is an original 18" x 18" oil painting on a gallery wrap canvas. The painting is of a couple riding their bikes in the sunset. The sun is very bright and is casting long shadows. They are riding their bikes near an arch. The summer flowers are blooming, with bright swatches of color. The arch is one of a pair at Indiana University, but could easily be any one of a dozen places. I painted this picture because of the intense sun/shadow accents. tide pool, with the sun rising in the background. I also enjoyed showing a couple having fun on their bikes. This is an impressionist painting with bright colors. It will set off any room it's put in. It will light up a room, especially if other objects pick up the vivid blues and golds like a pillow or a vase. The edges of the giant rock picks up the sun as it's setting.

This painting was done on a high quality gallery canvas. That means the painting extends down over the sides of the canvas, as shown in one of the pictures. The depth of the canvas is 2" wide. Since it is painted on all sides, the painting does not need to be framed.