Glissade in Llangollen
“Of all the creatures of commercial enterprise, a canal barge is by far the most delightful to consider.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
45 x 61 cm
Oil on canvas
Black floating frame
Giclée prints available
“Of all the creatures of commercial enterprise, a canal barge is by far the most delightful to consider.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
45 x 61 cm
Oil on canvas
Black floating frame
Giclée prints available


“Of all the creatures of commercial enterprise, a canal barge is by far the most delightful to consider.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
45 x 61 cm
Oil on canvas
Black floating frame
Giclée prints available
I was drawn to this scene in Llangollen not just for its quiet beauty but for the sense of rhythm and timelessness it evoked—the steady pull of the horse, the gentle ripple of water, the way light danced upon the canal’s surface. There was something deeply human in this connection between land, animal, and water, a harmony often overlooked in the rush of modern life. Here I sought to capture not just the image, but the feeling—the nostalgia of a slower pace, the whispers of history along the towpath, and the fleeting shimmer of a moment that might otherwise be lost.