A Close call  2014

oil on linen, 71 x 122 cm [br] This painting was prompted by my memory of my first bike ride in Newmarket St, Grimsby, during the late 1940s. My father was helping me balance by steadying the bike by holding the saddle but he soon let go and I was on my own. I became anxious as I approached the busy main road (Freeman St) because I did not want to cross it. I had to turn ...