Kate Humphreys: Flushing Tire Shop For Discount

Signed and numbered edition of 180 by Kate Humphreys

7 color screenprint on French 100lb cover, 24 x18 , 2017

This tire shop, like many of the hispanic owned auto shops around Brooklyn, was painted with very bright colors and had hand painted lettering to announce it s presence to the neighborhood. I used to pass this one everyday on my bike ride to work. If I had had a car when I lived near here I would have patronized them even if I didn t really need new tires. To me their sign implied a high level of skill in car maintenance. If they could hold a steady hand to paint a business sign, think what they could do with your engine! It has since been painted all black and has a for lease sign in the window, so I am glad I captured it s moment in time.

Kate Humphreys is an American illustrator, born in Omaha Nebraska. She spent her first years as an artist in London and New York and currently resides in Vermont. Her work is bold and whimsical, informed by the world of children s art and art for children. Her work consists of everything from three dimensional objects to cut paper and drawings that all exist harmoniously within the same graphic landscape. Kate believes there is something in the spirit of play and guileless simplicity that encourages free thinking in all of us.