Don't Mug yourself... Get these instead...

After the first set of mugs sold out a couple of months ago, and with Christmas only round the corner [hint hint perfect Christmas gift nudge nudge] it seemed the perfect time for Rouleur and I to release 4 new mugs to sup your brew from, or your coffee, or whatever hot beverage you choose really...

Made by Stoke Potteries here in England they are a super stylish piece of porcelain...

Head over to the Rouleur website for more info, and I hope you like them. Thanks to all who have purchased one so far... These look set to be around as long as the last ones... not long.

Rapha Super Cross 2011...

Check out this fantastic video for the up and coming Rapha Super Cross Series happening across the UK this October... If you like bike racing, come along it's going to be fantastic... See them boards with the writing and drawing on... I did them... yup... a little claim to demi fame... Great work by Andy Waterman with the film its a cracker...

The Selection... By Bill Strickland

I was amazed this morning to read this piece on the Bicycling Magazine website. Bill Strickland, the magazines editor, (and someone i have corresponded with a lot recently after working on a commission for him) has written a really rather glowing review of my work. He even compares my work with the art great Keith Haring, which is a huge compliment. Sometimes its difficult to comprehend the impact the drawings i do have, and its things like this that make me realise that more than one man and his dog takes a look at this site. A big thanks to Bill and those at Bicycling Magazine for their support. And if you are checking out this site for the first time after reading Bills words HELLO... have a look around... but turn the lights off on your way out. Thanks... Read Bills piece by CLICKING ON ME...

Scott Lemond, GREG the t-shirt and THE Greg Lemond...

Spotted at InterBike in LasVegas... Put a massive grin on my face, thanks to David for the spot! If anyone ever see's the shirts on other cyclists let me know... I'm still over the moon that people are buying them. You still can... HERE

Portraits for Mark, Lindsey and Slim...

Above you can see a couple of the portraits I've been working on as commissions recently. They've been for clients as far flung as Australia and so far its been fantastic fun to create these illustrations for cyclists and fans of cycle sport. Below is a little feedback I've received:

Mark said: I love the image! It resembles me physically, of course, but more than that it captures a spirit and a feeling which perfectly sums up how I feel about riding my bike. The little smirk (the same as Tommy 
Simpson's I'm proud to say!) gives a hint of the pure enjoyment cycling gives me. It's great."


[take a look at Mark's framed print to give an example of what the final artwork looks like...]


Lindsey said: I am still laughing I love the print! I have joined the elite of the cycling world who would have thought when I was little i couldn't pedal enough to keep my dynamo light on . It's brilliant thank you this birthday girl is very happy and still laughing!


If you would like a portrait of your own? Or for a friend or club mate, such as the one i just finished for 'Super Slim' which was a present from his club mates for his 60th birthday, just click the email icon in the top left of the site and get in touch.


Keep your eyes on the site for more coming soon...

And The Winner Is...

After a HUGE response to the Tour De France Colour And Keep Competiton 2011, I am happy to announce that John Roued-Cunliffe has WON!!! his simple yet striking colour scheme, with the interesting use of the full Team Sky rider line up in the lettering really stood out to the judging panel and he wins the A4 EDDY print. More new cycling bits and bobs are in the pipeline, so keep an eye on the blog or my twitter feed for news on when they are going to land...

Thanks to ALL of you who entered this years Tour De France Colour and Keep Competition... Another one will appear next year!

The Ben Swift... Ga...Ler..Reee...

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So here are the entries SO FAR for this years Ben Swift Tour De France 2011 Colouring in competition 2011... Can you spot your picture? and if you want to enter there's still time, get your entry to me by email [link to the left, or on twitter [link on the left also] by Sunday the 24th of July and you can get in the draw to win my EDDY A4 print... So get the crayons out, click the Gallery theme tune, and get colouring!

Thankyou to all the people who have coloured in so far! they look Fantastic...

Portraits... Commissions... On Your Wall...

Above you can see my CATO portrait for Cato Felan, who got in touch recently and asked me to create this print for him. I've been thinking about offering these portraits for a while and working with Cato has made me realise how much fun it is. So, I'm now offering this to ALL!!!

You will get to work with me one to one and end up with something completely unique. I work with a great printers in Brighton who have been working with artists for many years. They use Giclee printing for really vibrant colours and the paper used for each portrait is 100% cotton 310g watercolour paper, which really looks fantastic.

I also created a twitter based avatar for Cato from the portrait, you can check it out HERE [give me a click]

If you think this could be something you'd like then click on the email envelope at the top of the page and lets have a chat about it... Looking forward to it.

The 2011 Colour And Keep...BEN SWIFT - TEAM SKY

So, here it is... My big COLOUR AND KEEP for this years Tour De France, and it's all about the young Yorkshire Team Sky wonder Ben Swift.

As a Yorkshire man darn sarf I love to get behind my fellow Yorkshire men and by PRINTING out the black and white image and colouring it in with anything you, your family, your kids see fit...

And... just like my Dan Lloyd print last year by tweeting/emailing [links on the top left] me your colourings i'll compile them all in a Tony Hart style Ga-Ler-Reee...

There is even a PRIZE [WOOOOOOOOOOOO i hear you cry] yes a PRIZE [so good i write it in caps] to the most creative colourererer and use of the picture i will send an A4 EDDY print... I know... yowzer. So colour it in, stick it up somewhere; on the fridge, on the cat, on your gran, or in your local cycle hang out. Lets get the support out for Ben in his first Tour De France...

SO GET THEM CRAYONS OUT AND SHOW SWIFTY OUR SUPPORT!!! Go NOW... Get Printing PLEASE!

ENTRY DEADLINE JULY 24th... the end of the Tour

The Bike Show... Jersey

The text below sums this up brilliantly, but I have to say it's fantastic to have worked with Milltag again creating this jersey from the logo I created for Jack Thurston and TheBikeShow... If you like it order it now!!!

Since 2004, the weekly show on London art radio Resonance FM‘s has brought the simple pleasures of going for a bike ride to the airwaves – and developed an enthusiastic following in London and worldwide. Now you can wear the jersey!

A collaboration with designer Richard Mitchelson, presenter Jack Thurston and Milltag, the jersey combines echoes of the past with a look that shouts ‘NOW’ in an eye-catching, witty yet fundamentally stylish creation. The burnished orange hue has been sported by some of cycling’s all time greats from Eddy Merckx in Molteni to the BiC teams of Jacques Anquetil and Luis Ocaña and today’s mountain men riding for Euskatel-Euskadi. It’s an indisputable fact: you’ll climb faster in orange.

As you pull away from the pack, other riders will be left admiring the mildly hypnotic flight of London pigeons on the back of the jersey. Three colour diagonal stripes catch the eye, and are a subtle nod to the Renault-Elf-Gitane jersey worn by Bernard Hinault, Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. Of course you can forget all the cycle sport heritage and just enjoy a beautiful jersey in the knowledge that this is a strictly limited production run just for Bike Show cognoscenti.

A share of the proceeds of sales of the jersey will go to keep Resonance FM, a registered charity, on air.

CLICK ME TO ORDER...

Gruppo Sportivo Gazzetta

My friends over at GS GAZZETTA asked me recently to create an illustration which would best represent their fantastic cycling club. This is what i came up with, it shows the full range of people in the club, men, women and children, set in a classic Italian family environment with the Mamma and Pappa at the front running the show...

If you like it? Are a member of GS GAZZETTA and want to show off your cycling club? or are in need of a new shirt for your summer wardrobe? then head over to GS GAZZETTA now where this image is now available as a T-shirt to buy... With the sun shinning there is nothing better than a new T... CLICK TO CHECK IT OUT...

Mugs what i draw... on Mugs what you buy!!!

The wordsmiths at Rouleur have summed it all up perfectly...

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Exhaustive testing and numerous cups of tea later, the Rouleur mugs are ready to be unleashed on a thirsty public from May 20. You can order now and they'll ship next week.

Rouleur's mugs are made from the finest quality bone china and manufactured in Stoke-on Trent, the heart of the Potteries, using modern techniques based on centuries of experience producing the best tableware in Britain.

Mr Mitchelson, a man partial to a brew or two, has imbibed to the gunwales over the past few weeks and confirms the bone china mugs are delightful to drink from and entirely dishwasher-proof – fitting vessels for his four iconic images. The only decision you have to make is whether to drink with Merckx, Simpson, Hinault or Millar.

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Thanks to all at Rouleur for sourcing these fantastic handmade china creations, the fact they are made in Britain is a real winner for me.

So, if you like tea like i do, or coffee, or any beverage for that matter, get hold of them HERE JUST CLICK!!!

The Bike Show...

Jack Thurston, the presenter of the Resonance FM show The Bike Show, approached me to create a new logo for his website, itunes, and twitter branding. I love listening to the show and was chuffed to bits that Jack had got in touch. The plan was to keep it simple and distinctive whilst maintaining the bike, London and fun element of the show. Hope you like it...

Since writing this post I have been a guest on 'the bike show' discussing the 'life and times of the cycling jersey' with presenter Jack Thurston, Photographer and co author [with Team Sky rider Michael Barry] of the fantastic book 'Le Metier' Camille Mcmillan, and designer and co creator of Rapha, Luke Scheybeler. I was amazed at how fast the show went and it was huge amounts of fun. I would love to be able to do it again... If you missed it you can CLICK HERE for the podcast, just click the play button. Thanks...

The Real McHoy...

I've worked with Milltag again, to create a jersey for their GB Legends series. Ed at Milltag asked me to create a jersey inspired by the sprint king Chris Hoy, and i happily obliged. It was tricky to get the right mix of patriotism and cycling, made more tricky by the fact we weren't really allowed to use the olympic rings or world champs stripes. For a rider who basis himself around these race it meant some scratching of heads and bouncing around of ideas before the final design was settled on. But i'm really pleased with how it turned out. If you like it, and fancy buying one of the limited numbers going on sale then CLICK HERE

I have just taken delivery of the jersey, and it looks and feels great. A new fabric, cut and zip makes for a truly fantastic product, the guys at Milltag have done a excellent job...

The Super Moshis Need You...

I've been working on the kids site MoshiMonsters for just over a year now, and within that time the product, team at MindCandy and number of people playing the game [about 37million people when this was written] have gone from strength to strength. Working on fun character animation all the time has helped me develop my skills further and coming up with ideas and items for the game keeps my imagination buzzing with new little ideas that one day might make it into the game. With a succesful line of toys and books etc being launched it seems the sky's the limit for MoshiMonsters... and it's pretty cool to be a part of.

This piece of Flash animation is something I've just finished for our "Super Moshi Missions" section of the game, in it you solve puzzles and play games in an effort to defeat the Evil Dr Strange Glove... The illustrations were created by Trevor White and I hope you like it... More to come from Moshi soon.

Velo Club Don Logan Podcast...

I was recently invited onto the Velo Club Don Logan Podcast! and I have just recorded the audio for the episode i am going to appear in!!! It was a really huge compliment to be invited onto the show, which is rapidly filing the gap left by the much loved VeloCast. Graham, Gary and Colin are doing a top job making a podcast which is fun, full of humour and interesting to all keen to hear more about the world of cycling both road and MTB. Their recent episode with Graeme Obree was a fantastic interview and to follow this was a great oportunity, lets hope people aren't too bored by a northern lad who rides a bike and draws pictures for a living... I hope you have as much fun listening to it as i had recording it... CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Or find it on iTunes HERE

PS... if you're a none cycling fan you can here me at 57mins in...

Rouleur 22... PANTANI

Rouleur Issue 22 has hit the door mats of many people over the past couple of days, soon you'll be able to buy it online and in the many stockists across the world.

It's difficult to remember some times how many people read the mag and enjoy the six copies they get every year. Comments i often read about include loving the smell of the print, the feel of the paper and just how great it is to get the new copy of this most exciting of cycling magazines.

If you have read this blog [and not just looked at the pictures] you will know i am not one for words, or words that often mean a great deal or are strung together with any gravitas or even spelt correctly.

this piece on Marco Pantani has been a lot of work, so much so that when i came to the end i felt a bit flat, crest fallen almost at the thought that it was done and that it had all finished. The research went away and i sent all the pages over to the mag. I am over the moon with the piece, it's my favorite story to date and there is something about watching Marco Pantani that seems to have got under my skin.

That's maybe why i felt sad when I finished, I know more about the man now than I ever did, it's easy [and internet forums are full of people moaning] to spout off about how he doped [which he did] and took recreational drugs [which he did also] but by watching hour after hour of footage of him on a bike, he was still one hell of a bike rider and more importantly a true character of the sport. That's why I choose to keep the story about the racing, covering his life as a bike racer from his Baby Giro days, to his Giro win in 1998.

Working, re-working, tearing up bits of paper, researching, considering how I was going to get the life of one of cycling's most interesting characters into my alloted 12 pages of Rouleur. Finally things started to come together, and as December hit us with snow, crippled public transport systems and bitter cold i was able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It took about six months to get the piece to a place where i was happy.

So after late nights, early mornings and a small mountain of tea bags, something that began as one word from Guy Andrews [Rouleur Editor] 'PANTANI' now takes up twelve pages of a magazine i really enjoy reading. I hope you do too... Thanks

2011 T-Shirt Range 'Tete De La Course'

Today my new range of Tete De La Course T-shirts were launched over on the ROULEUR website... If you like one? CLICK HERE and swoop, they're selling quick...

2011... The Rouleur Calendar

As 2010 draws to a rather chilly close and the uk is blanketed under snow, we can only dream of what the summer season will have in store for us. It seems a long way off at the moment as riders trying to get some long winter base miles in rug up against the artic air. But sooner than we realise we will be screaming at our tv's or luckier still standing by the very roads are heroes pass by on.

With so many great races on the horizon it seems impossible to know where to start, but with the new 2011 calendar from Rouleur you can prepare the beers in the fridge or book time off work to go and see the races in person, because this calendar lets you know when the races appear through the months to come. I've known this product was on its way for a while and to be invited to be part of it was fantstic. The image chosen from mine was from issue 18 of the magazine and shows riders zipping by the family at the side of the road.

I was however, unaware it was going to be the front cover of the whole bloomin thing... which i was amazed at... thanks all at Rouleur for another great year.

If you want to buy the calendar its available on the Rouleur website, Always Riding, and other good stockists...

Fusion Media T-shirt Designs...

I was recently contacted by Adam Tranter at Fusion Media to design a t-shirt for them, and having been aware of their work for a while i was keen to work with this exciting new cycling firm... The branding they use contains images of riders such as Dean Downing [Rapha Condor Sharp Cycling Team] being covered in bright orange paint, with the tag line 'We've Got Cycling Covered' and i was keen to carry this on to the shirt design above... Keep your eyes peeled for Adam, his team and hopefully me [hint hint] modelling the shirts soon... I hope you like it...

UPDATE:


You can now BUY the shirts to wear and everything! check out the pic of them being modelled bravely in the snow and then CLICK THE LINK to own your own richmitch t-shirt, you could buy it with that Christmas money you get in a Card with kittens on from that relative you never see.... it makes sense.

sketch booked... Sir W Mod.

Its been ages since i posted anything from my sketch book, and it tends to be filled with musings and scribbles that end up being used in the thought process rather than anything else... but i was pleased with this so worked it up quickly and here he is. I think the inspiration is clear...

Movember Cometh... sponsor me please...

CLICK ME PLEASE...

Team RichMitch take to Manchester Velodrome...