Free to roam.

“Ride by the lake” is my happy place. Cycling is all about freedom and nature for me. Rolling around at my speed, exploring, enjoying and feeling alive. I always have a plan and most days it gets changed, I’m happy to explore, I’m happy to find new trails and roads. I’m still amazed I can find new places to ride even though I’ve lived here almost twenty years. That’s a lot of bike rides. That’s a lot of happy.

“Ride by the lake” is not an actual place but a vision of a perfect place. Open grassy fields with easy rolling hills giving way to a little lake surrounded by woods. Wait a minute, it is a real place, it’s where I live. Heavy use of applied paints help give this painting a unique texture and unexpected little details as you get closer. At a distance the work is simple, bold and has a rich muted color making it a perfect choice for a grown-ups home or office if you know one.

Please let me know if you would like to talk about it or if you have any questions.

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Artist: Michael Valenti

Michael Valenti creates unique Cycling Art from Iconic Races, Places and Faces around the world. With over 100 different digital art prints, watercolor original paintings and large acrylic paintings on canvas there’s new work to enjoy all the time. 

Michael’s drawing on location work has brought him to over 60 UCI World Tour stages including the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Tour Down Under and many more.

Private commissions and event design projects for marketing and merchandise are also a large part of what Valenti Cycling Art is all about.

Full immersion.

I ride my bike by myself but I am never alone. I am always surrounded by wonder. And the world of my imagination. The quiet of the snow falling is deafening. The steadiness of my breathing and the turn of the crank keep time. The squeak of the snow under my tires tells me its cold but I don’t feel it. My world is most full when it is empty.

“Solitude” is the third of my large landscape paintings. It is 72×48 inches acrylic on canvas and makes you just want to go outside and ride. To find your happy place on a bicycle. To find your piece of perfection that makes you love what you do, who you are and where you live. I know how you feel, I’m just like you. The work you do on a bicycle is a work of love, there is no pain only full immersion into the landscape, into the world you are living in.

This original painting is currently available, if you would like to speak with me about it, please contact [email protected] for details.

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Artist: Michael Valenti

Michael Valenti creates unique Cycling Art from Iconic Races, Places and Faces around the world. With over 100 different digital art prints, watercolor original paintings and large acrylic paintings on canvas there’s new work to enjoy all the time. 

Michael’s drawing on location work has brought him to over 60 UCI World Tour stages including the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Tour Down Under and many more.

Private commissions and event design projects for marketing and merchandise are also a large part of what Valenti Cycling Art is all about.