Too cold to swim

Too cold to swim,
oil on board,
122cm w x 100 h

It's autumn...well and truly autumn. The days are short, the nights are cold, the fires are lit, the stews are simmering.....You get the picture.

Not my kids. My kids went swimming in the neighbour's pool. They dared each other to stay in as long as possible, timing each other.

They turned blue.Their teeth chattered. Their speech staccato-d into gibberish.

I left them to it .