25 Scooter Drawings by Christine Berrie

Greetings, collectors. We're off to the races this morning as we prepare for the Hey, Hot Shot! panel review. Jen, Jeffrey and I will soon be joined by a slew of the finest photography professionals to deliberate and debate the incredible entries we received in the First Edition 2011 competition. It'll be a photo-full day, but first a fresh print for all of you—our fifth edition from Scottish artist and illustrator Christine Berrie.

This time around, Christine's compiled a vast assortment of Vespas, Lambrettas and other motorized bikes—25 Scooter Drawings (to be exact)—a tribute to the varied number of two-wheeled transporters she saw all over London's streets. It's a cross, somewhat, of her love of mechanical things and their simple, working elegance—as evidenced in the first two editions we offered here, Industrial Part 1 and Industrial Part 2—the adoration of objects—as demonstrated in 28 Camera Drawings and 12 Bicycle Drawings—and the sheer, sweet pleasures they afford us humans. As Christine writes in her statement:

I started drawing scooters when I first moved to London and was intrigued by the number of vintage styles that I saw weaving in and out of the busy streets, and also by the sense of freedom they afforded the riders.

While NYC's not quite the city for scooters as London, Rome, Paris or even San Francisco may be, the delight of wheeling around with the wind in your hair is not lost on me. I'm guessing, too, that it's not something lost on all of you. One more thing not to miss: Summerstock! Follow us on Twitter and friend us on Facebook for the scoop on daily deals, now through Friday, August 26th, 2011. You just might see another fave print from Ms. Berrie offered up for a steal.

— Sara