Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Morning Mists, Fiordland No2739 bronze sculpture (This piece cannot be exported)

(This piece cannot be exported)

It is a curiously shaped weapon noted for the carved notches on the blade

The tuatara is a single species Sphenodon punctatus

For centuries it has been used to record whakapapa (genealogy)

Flax is unique to New Zealand and is one of our most ancient plant species

Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Morning Mists, Fiordland No2739 bronze sculpture (This piece cannot be exported)Morning Mists, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand Neil J Bartlett Oil on canvas framed 117cm x 69cm (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