An artist who earlier this year cycled from Bristol to Brindisi on the heel of Italy is currently exhibiting sketches from her 3,000 km journey at Roll for the Soul.
Susie Ramsay mainly followed quiet rural roads, occasionally passing through large cities such as London, Paris and Bologna, then finally along the length of the Adriatic coast of Italy.
“Today individuals document their travels in many different ways; through photography, travel writing and blogging,” Sarah says.
“As an artist and a cyclist this was an opportunity for me to create something different and to present the realities of life on the road.
“These drawings started as an attempt to document the key moments of the trip. From the lonely flat plains of central France, to the mountain passes of the Alps and the busy Italian piazzas.
“Each postcard tells a story of a single moment or a particular scene that captured the essence of that day. Together the sketches tell the story of seven weeks of hills, headwinds and brutal heat.”
