A barn owl plunges forward, wings spread wide against a blazing golden yellow background. Her white and cream plumage dissolves into the light, paint drips streaking down the canvas like rain — or like the sheer velocity of flight itself. It’s a painting full of movement and luminosity, capturing the ghostly grace of one of Britain’s most beautiful birds at the moment of absolute focus.
Transcendence is part of Rosie Smith’s Untamed Rhythms series — a collection of wildlife paintings that capture the raw energy and movement of the natural world through bold colour and expressive brushwork.
Rosie Smith is a UK-based wildlife and conservation artist working in watercolour and oils, whose paintings capture both the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world. A finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year and Sketch for Survival, she is committed to using art as a voice for conservation — contributing work to projects including the Big Elephant Auction with Explorers Against Extinction. This giclée print is taken from one of her original oil paintings.
Edition Details
Limited edition of 50 fine art prints
Titled, signed and numbered by the artist
Supplied with a certificate of authenticity
Other sizes available
Presentation
Presented in a soft white, acid-free mount
Mounted size: 40 × 50cm (fits standard frame size)
Whether you’re a collector of British wildlife art or simply captivated by the drama of a barn owl in full flight, this is a print that commands a wall.