Click go the shears boys, click, click, click,Wide is his blow and his hands move quick,The ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow,And curses the old snagger with the blue-bellied “Joe”
A somewhat enlarged image can be found at the only work, by this artist, so far, to appear (yesterday) in Mr. Melcher’s blog. Again, it is a cropped image (no lower left signature). A full, maybe-click-to-enlarge image can be found here.Shearing the Rams (link points to painting’s Wikipedia page) is shown with a different coloration, maybe-click-to-enlarge image (click-to-humongous image compliments of its Google Cultural Institute page), and described, by its current-location page (click image there for interactive enlargement).A discussion of this huge (but not as large as this) painting, along with at different coloration image, can be found here; but, it has many different coloration images online. It is also discussed here.While visiting that location, the artist made preliminary sketches of (click for larger) found here, that he completed, a few years later, elsewhere. The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection.First work, by this artist, to appear here.
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
An Australian painting about sheep shearing. Why am I not surprised?
Superfrog over 9 years ago
Click, click, click.
orinoco womble over 9 years ago
Baaaah humbug!
Helen Ferrieux over 9 years ago
Man on the left says “I want to hold ewe in my arms”.
J Short over 9 years ago
The Smith Brothers picking up a few bucks on the side.
knarfus over 9 years ago
Click go the shears boys, click, click, click,Wide is his blow and his hands move quick,The ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow,And curses the old snagger with the blue-bellied “Joe”
bmillard over 9 years ago
Well, since this website plays mainly to an audience in the US and yours is a British reference, probably not many.
mabrndt Premium Member over 9 years ago
A somewhat enlarged image can be found at the only work, by this artist, so far, to appear (yesterday) in Mr. Melcher’s blog. Again, it is a cropped image (no lower left signature). A full, maybe-click-to-enlarge image can be found here.Shearing the Rams (link points to painting’s Wikipedia page) is shown with a different coloration, maybe-click-to-enlarge image (click-to-humongous image compliments of its Google Cultural Institute page), and described, by its current-location page (click image there for interactive enlargement).A discussion of this huge (but not as large as this) painting, along with at different coloration image, can be found here; but, it has many different coloration images online. It is also discussed here.While visiting that location, the artist made preliminary sketches of (click for larger) found here, that he completed, a few years later, elsewhere. The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection.First work, by this artist, to appear here.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 9 years ago
Founded Supercuts and invented Date Night all at once.
hippogriff over 9 years ago
Where are the sheep dogs? You gotta get your mutt on.
phritzg Premium Member over 9 years ago
After work, it’s off to the bar where everybody knows their names: Shears!
Call me Ishmael over 9 years ago
Shear ecstasy!
Snoopy_Fan over 9 years ago
“Hey, you… Get away from that sheep!”