So what’s the story about this cow which arrived last week and found a place in the cellar door?
Is it wrong to have a cow in a cellar door?
She is the latest acquisition for the sculpture collection and was bought by David Constable over a year ago during a visit to Switzerland. Unlike the other sculptures which have settled happily outdoors, the cow will have her home indoors, like a rather special pet.

But she is much more than a cow; she is also a work of art, delicately and lovingly painted by the artist Greg Holt, who carried out David’s detailed specifications. Even with the internet, that’s not so easy. When it comes to colours, identification can be tricky and it took about six months to confirm the correct green and gold Constable Estate Vineyard [CEV] colours - basically the same as the national Australian green and gold.

When the first e-mail images came through from Greg, the green was more like granny’s turquoise scarf but he was adamant the real colour was a rich, verdant green. An anxious crisscross of e-mails followed, with colours downloaded from various internet pigment sites but there was still no agreement between David Constable and the artist. Finally, it seemed the only solution was to send sample colours from a paint supplier like in Australia. At last, the colours were settled even if they still didn’t look right in the photos.

Greg continued to work hard on the fibreglass shell of the cow, covering it with various images associated with CEV, like grapes, red and white wines and also music, symbolising the Music in the Hunter Chamber Music Festival sponsored by CEV. More updates on the cow later…