Gloster Canaries on Manuka
Commissioned illustration created in 2022 with a black ink pen by Maria Elizabeth.
A3 size, in a white frame.
Gloster canaries originate from Gloucestershire in England. These birds are not themselves native to New Zealand being found almost exclusively within breeding and show communities.
“In 2022 a Wellington breeder commissioned this artwork of two Gloster canaries with the aim of capturing their unique charm, albeit with a distinctly New Zealand flavour. With the permission of N.J. Barrett and C. Blackwell, photographs were selected from their handbook “The Gloster Fancy Canary – A guide to keeping, breeding and exhibiting”. These photos were used as reference for the life size illustrations which have been depicted upon a branch of New Zealand native flowering Manuka."
This original illustration is hand signed by Maria.
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