Large Oil Painting on canvas of Sheep in a landscape by W H Mander (British,fl 1880-1922) Generously rendered with a painterly bravado and with great perspective and richness of colour. ABOUT SHEEPSheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep''''''''s wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have been ''''''''shorn'''''''' or ''''''''sheared'''''''', depending upon dialect. Sheep are shorn in all seasons, depending on the climate, management requirements and the availability of a wool classer and shearers. Ewes are normally shorn prior to lambing in the warmer months, but consideration is typically made as to the welfare of the lambs by not shearing during cold climate winters. However, in high country regions, pre lamb shearing encourages ewes to seek shelter among the hillsides so that newborn lambs aren''''''''t completely expose...