“Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah. l grew up along the Fitzroy Riverside and we used to catch all kinds of fish for lunch and dinner. This river Barramundi is good to eat.
Name: Annette Lormada
Language: Walmajarri, Nyigina
Biography:
Hi my name is Annette Lormada Annette was born in Fitzroy Crossing Hospital 19/1/1963 . Annette speak's two languagers Walmajarri and Nyikina growing up in Fitzroy she started going to primary school in Fitzroy Crossing then high School. Finishing school she work as an shop keeper at the UAM mission store living in junjuwa then Annette moved to nookahbah there she worked at the shop in 1990 and work as a home maker her mum and dad told her stories about the two dogs that way l paints my dreaming .Now i'm on Dialysis but l still know my stories that way l paint's
JILA LIVING WATERHOLE This is a big waterhole. Rain runs into the waterhole. This is good water. My people and my family lives in the desert for many years when rain season comes the waterholes Read more…
DRY LAND This is the dry season. When it gets dry every goes brown, even the grass and leaves in the trees. And also the billabong gets dry with only a little bit of Read more…
Ripples This is about the Fitzroy River and how it changes colour with the different seasons. It becomes a golden muddy colour as the river rises during the wet.