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OL and OG team up for Tour de Yorkshire

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity (OL 83) and artist Anita Bowerman (OG78) have teamed up for the Tour de Yorkshire, the county’s first-ever cycling road race.

Gary was so impressed by the works of art which Anita created to commemorate last year’s Grand Départ of the Tour de France that he named her as the official artist for this year’s event.

Anita, whose work included a metre-high paper cut map showing the route of the Grand Départ featuring all the landmarks, attractions, countryside and historical details, has created a new design for the Tour de Yorkshire.

Her latest image of 12 cyclists racing around a bike wheel was designed using just a pencil and compass, before being hand cut from one piece of paper using a tiny scalpel.

Also getting in on the act was Anita’s brother Mason Small (OL80), an engineer, who developed the cycle wheel in stainless steel.

Anita, who has been a professional artist for 20 years, said: “I wanted to take the design further than a papercut and it looks stunning in stainless steel, which glints in the sunlight.”

She added: “I am overjoyed to become the official artist to the Tour de Yorkshire. I’m proud to be a part of Yorkshire history.” Gary said: “It’s great to have Anita on board as the official artist. Her work is wonderfully intricate and unique, and it’s a real thrill to see a piece of her work capture the essence of the Tour de Yorkshire in art form.”

The Tour de Yorkshire started on Friday May 1 in Bridlington and finished in Scarborough. Stage two, on Saturday May 2 started in Selby and finished in York with stage three, on Sunday May 3 starting in Wakefield and finishing in Leeds.

Anita’s paper-cuts, as well as her paintings, are available to view at her studio, Dove Tree Art Studio in Harrogate and on her website

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