I became fascinated by the chained up bicycles i saw in New York City when i visited in December 2008. They all had a similar character about them, a sense of abandonment. They were rusted, and some with missing wheels; They were everywhere.

When i returned to my home in the UK, i decided to paint these bikes. I enjoyed painting them (“Bikes in New York”), particularly the long frames and the interesting angled circular shape of the wheels. This made me want to paint more, so now i aim to have a whole series of paintings of these bicycles.