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Rockhole la Birnoowoon Country – Gordon Barney

I was inspire to paint this picture by my father, Gordon Barney. He paints the same picture and this is his story…. 

This Rock hole is la Birnoowoon Country,

we use this rock hole for fishing we catchem moot moot there thats the pearch small but very good eating we picnic here with the whole family and even bogey (Bath) in this rock hole it was very deep.

My country Alice Downs – Old Alice Down Station

We call it Wingunbuny. Ending of station creek.

 

Kija

Berrimbe gendewa dagoorlan birnoo gendang wiji ngerne

Yirrayinde goorndarrim burru nyirrega girrim

Yirramangginde moornmoorbe janggirrim.

Categories: WARMUN ART

Name: Eddie Daylight


Language: Gija


Community: Warmun


Biography:

Born in Wyndham town. Grown up in Warmun in Chinaman Garden. 

My Fathers' name is Gordon Barney. (a prominent Warman artist and Law man) and my Mums' name is Jean Daylight.

My Step Mum is Shirley Purdie.(a prominent Warmun artist)

Mainly I grew up with my Fathers' Mum and my Fathers' Step Dad. When I was a kid I went to school in Warmun. When I left school I started working in a station, called Violet Vally, doing station hand work with my Father. It was hard work for me when I was a young fella.

I was inspired to paint from a white fella that came to Warmun School. He showed us how to paint while sitting under a big white gum tree.

When I look at things it makes me think to do a picture of it .

Sometimes when I dream it makes me think of things to paint.


© the artist / art centre