Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Queenstown Bay No5018 beef bone and the kereru

and the kereru

This area was only tattooed on women with especially high rank

Tuatara (mouth closed)

some of the sightings have given us great hope

Koru Design

Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Queenstown Bay No5018 beef bone and the kereruQueenstown, South Island, New ZealandArtist Neil J BartlettOil on canvas framed 60. 5cm x 40. 5cm x 3. 5cm including frame Signed Neil's Painting Technique and Style: Neil goes to the site, and makes pencil sketches of his subjects on site. References of colour, texture, shadows etc. are noted beside the sketch information that is all drawn upon whilst producing the painting over time in his studio. From the sketch, very basic underpainting is applied