I took many trips to the river trying to get the perfect reference for this composition, so many that the ducks started to get a little too comfortable with having me around. Fortunately, the mallards obliged - with a bit of help from the boat’s horn - and I got this very typical action of them rising directly off the water as they take flight.

A large, 42 x 46 inch, painting using traditional oil on linen. Framed.