Pen and Ink
 
Size in frame: 636mm x 539mm
( 25 inches x 21.5 inches )
 
Unframed size: 482mm x 385mm
( 19 inches x 15.2 inches )
 
 
 Released as a limited edition of 250 numbered and signed prints on archival paper

Most bullocks in New Zealand were Shorthorns, a versatile breed used in colonial times for milk production, for beef and for hauling heavy loads over steep, rough ground and through slippery mud.  The bullocks were yoked in pairs, always in the same order with the quieter ones, or near-siders, on the left and the wilder off-siders on the right.  The teamster controlled them with calls and the crack or push of his tall whip, and they moved very slowly and steadily.   

This team was working in Mill Bush near Ryans Rd, Wellsford around 1910 when the area was being cleared.  The bullocks are ready to haul the great log on skids over a road made of hundreds of small logs placed across the track.  The Logue family, descendants of early settlers in the district, have the original photograph in their collection.   

"Teamwork" is the fifth in a series of six pen and ink drawings of New Zealand colonial life.  To replicate the original artwork, the drawing has been printed using only black ink on archival quality paper
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For around fifteen years, up until the mid 90's, I worked almost exclusively in pen and ink using a stipple technique, known colloquially as "pointillism". These drawings, each taking hundreds of hours to complete, were done entirely in very fine dots using a 0.18mm nib.
 
The six Colonial Collection drawings were the culmination of that period. The few remaining prints, unsold at the time, including a handful of edition numbers and artist's proofs, are now released for purchase.
We have selected a generous black timber frame and a warm white mat-board to reflect the colonial era in a modern classic style.

Price framed: $395  including delivery in New Zealand
 
Price unframed: $250  including delivery in New Zealand 

 

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