This painting is part of Susan Webb Tregay’s series titled “Once Upon A Time There Were Free-Range Children,” which the artist developed after realizing that free-range chickens in the garden of a downtown home have more freedom than some of today’s children: “What was it like to be a girl when time was clocked by jump rope chants … when distance was measured by how many miles you could pump your bike before the street lights came on?” Born in 1946 in Concord, New Hampshire, Susan Webb Tregay is a nationally recognized artist. Her most recent book, 2000 Painting Titles (2018) includes paintings from this series. Find the book and see more of her paintings at susanwebbtregay.com.