Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Matukituki, Autumn No4078 fantail new zealand With the Cuba series Bob

With the Cuba series Bob has endeavoured to bring a sense of the soft

such as the felling of a great tree for a significant waka (canoe) or for the ridgepole of a whare nui or meeting house

and is life-sized and anatomically correct

and mixed podocarp forest on Stewart Island

50mm x 37mm x 8mm

Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Matukituki, Autumn No4078 fantail new zealand With the Cuba series BobMatukituki in the Autumn Neil J Bartlett Oil on canvas framed 84cm x 55cm (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 to the canvas. Underpainting