Charcoal Golf x Te Arai Links print featuring Hole 17 on the South Course.
The original artwork was created using a mixed-media approach, incorporating watercolor, Sharpie, pencil, acrylic, spray paint, oil stick, and charcoal.
Measures 18" × 24"
This print is sold unframed and will be carefully rolled and shipped in a protective tube.
From the artist:
"Certain landscapes become remarkable collaborations, works of art even in the right hands. Coore & Crenshaw sculpted one of the most striking examples of collaboration between land, sea, and golf that may have ever been built. When I started diving into the layout of the South Course at Te Arai Links in preparation for a painting that would honor the true beauty of New Zealand and it’s connection to golf, I was blown away by the muse presented before me. This was no ordinary golf course.
#17, the unmistakable Par 3 on Te Arai Links’ South Course is beyond iconic. The first thought was “How?”, how does the hole live in such a harmonic dance with the dunes that it almost loses any semblance of a track in the traditional sense. Snaking through the sandy beach, there’s an almost moon-like existence that creates a fascinating balance between exploration and play. I was struck by the subtleties. Where does the tee box end and the fairway begin? When does the green become the green?
Color was everything in this painting. When you scour the overall feeling of the Te Arai Links property you’re struck by the colors. No where else on earth do the tones of the landscape mingle so effortlessly. From the vivid green, the pure white sand, opacity of the grays, gentle hues of the wood, to the turquoise & deep blues of the Pacific, at Te Arai Links color is the conductor of a world class symphony. The painting itself is a play on a balance of color that the New Zealand coastline boasts so perfectly. Hints of turquoise and blue represent the ocean. Wooden tique patinas, and vibrant emeralds pull the eye back to golf. There’s the Easter Eggs of facts; architects nod, the yardage, the hole details, even the latitude x longitude of the pin placement. But what I loved was the script of “Te Arai”, the visual nature of the words themselves is so beautiful. I grappled with the size of the script in the painting, but ultimately leaned in, Te Arai Links is more than just golf, it’s the perfect muse, a work of art…” – Mark Rivard