TAKING FLIGHT

Taking Flight captures a fleeting moment along the River Teifi — a summer scene alive with sunlight, movement, and quiet brilliance. Two wild Canada geese rise from the water in a sudden burst of energy, their wings catching the light as they lift themselves into the warm Welsh sky. Along the riverbank, the reeds shimmer with a soft metallic glow, painted delicately over gold leaf so that they catch the eye just as real reeds catch the sun.

This piece celebrates the beauty of motion and the stillness that surrounds it: the calm river reflecting the sky, the gentle whisper of reeds in the breeze, and the pure, instinctive power of the birds as they take flight. Painted in a season when the Teifi glows with long golden days, this artwork is both a tribute to the river I know so well and a reflection of nature’s quiet, breathtaking drama. It is a moment held between water and air — a reminder of freedom, grace, and the shimmering poetry of light.

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