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By "Super Realist Artist" John Allsopp, Washington. Tyne Wear.

I call this painting "On Patrol" it shows a Northumbrian Police Officer doing what he loved best, riding his motorbike. Motorbikes and Policing were two passions for this particular Officer.

I am often asked John, why did you paint a Policeman and was there any particular reason to paint a Police Bike and not a Police car?

Emergency services including the Police, Fire, and Ambulance do a particular difficult Job and are sometimes taken for granted by many of the general public; the painting together with a campaign highlights the work carried out by these services and shows in graphic detail a snap shot in time of the work carried out by one of member of our Emergency services.

No doubt a similar work showing a Fire Appliance and a Paramedic vehicle will form the basis of another work some time in the future.

This painting was my first attempt to capture the movement of a Motorbike in action; Motorbikes are difficult modes of transport to capture due to their complex shape, which does include intricate engine detail, headlights and wind shield.

Northumbria Police

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There was another reason for me to capture in oil a Police Motorbike in action.

I knew this Police Officer and decided to present him with this painting as a retirement gift.

The Northumbria Police Force is situated in the North East of England. The force area covers Berwick upon Tweed in the North of the County through to Washington and beyond in the South of the The Northumbria County.

By "Super Realist Artist" John Allsopp, Washington. Tyne Wear.

Orlando-Police-Motorbike.

I took a lot of sketches of the Motorbike which was resting on its stand, from a number of angles, together with the Policeman, and some photographs to use as forms of reference to complete my work.

The painting you see is a combination of those sketches and photographs which have been brought together creating a unique piece of art.

Background sky was chosen to set the mood, the North East of England is often cloudy and cold, my sketches and photographs taken on an unusual sunny day in the North East of England, as you can imagine artistic license was needed here to develop a sense of realism.

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