"Taking Flight" 2023 watercolor - C. Asheley Kapelewski 

I love birds, everything about them. In Vermont, where I live, is an extensive wetlands where hundreds of bird species pass through during their spring and fall migrations. This painting was inspired by photos of snow geese taking wing in front of the forest that surrounds Dead Creek. In the 1980s - 1990s their populations were at a historical high. Gatherings of 30,000 birds and more were common. I feel such gratitude to have witnessed the spectacle.