After the fun of creating “Intensity,” I wanted to go back to the early 90’s and this one challenged me ridiculously! So many bikes!

The intensity of the racers’ faces jumped out at me when I saw the picture of a criterium from 1991 and I just had to paint it! Only after I’d completed the painting did I read a myth about the 1990’s race scene having no diversity. Cycling is and was for everyone!

1991?! How old were you in 1991? Or your parents? Or your grandparents? Look at the size of those wheels!

Original:

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas
20in x 24in

©2026 by Kristi Rae Gray