Bikes! The Rush of Free Wheelin' Friends, Bicycles & Riding the Wind. Framed, Original Acrylic by Roybal

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This evocative painting takes one back to the pure delight of whipping down the road with your best friends by … Read more This evocative painting takes one back to the pure delight of whipping down the road with your best friends by your side! This painting always makes me smile!
Bright colors and outdoor fun make this a wonderful piece for a child's room

All original.
Canvas 12 X 16 inches
Frame 15 X 19 inches
Total. @2 inches deep
In a gilded carved wood frame in very good condition.
Frame is complete with the original saw-tooth hanger which is a bit beaten up but still functional.
I've added two gel feet to your package for the bottom of the frame where it rests on your wall.


Biography from the Archives of askART

Joyce Roybal is a painter who work shows influence by the style of Graciela Boulanger. His use of color and balance of characters reflects a wide range of joyful moments ranging from musical statements of children learning to play instruments, to sports involving children at play with polo, football, balloons and bicycles. Roybal regales his audience with that elusive capture of the pure moment of innocence and delight of being a child.

His main themes underline the essence of music and play, and the role it has through life's many encounters. At times his work is very textured giving it an old world feeling with a contemporary theme and often, his use of color is very graphic, going from muted tones to very bright and bold. Some refer to his images as "Puffy People".

Roybal began painting at the age of 18 and continued throughout his life in Italy, painting children at play in many of the towns and villages that he frequented.

"Coming to the United States was quite and experience" said Roybal. " Many of the towns and villages in Europe are quite different from the city scapes in the United States and the backdrop of the children at play has changed quite significantly."

Roybal currently resides in upstate New York where he continues his work surrounded by his three children and wife of 25 years. See less