Simeon Stafford - Winter Street Scene

Oil on Canvas
Signed and inscribed on the front and back
Completed in 2001
Image size - 45.5 x 61cm
Frame size - 81 x 66 cm


Simeon Stafford - Winter Street Scene is an oil painting depicting a fun day in the streets of the North, while it is snowing. We can see children playing, either building snowmen or pulling one another along on a sledge. While the row of houses in the distance all have black smoke pouring from the chimneys, a very common sight many years ago.  One of the wonderful things about Simeon's work is his character building and storytelling. Each person has a role to play and although simply painted, they scream narrative.