Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Morning Mists, Fiordland No2739 bronze sculpture Flax is unique to New

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

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

Colonisation harmed Maori communities

The mask can be related to an important ancestor of the house or be symbolic of a story relating to the origins of the carving

The tuatara is a single species Sphenodon punctatus

Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Morning Mists, Fiordland No2739 bronze sculpture Flax is unique to NewMorning 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