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Freshwater crocodiles with barramundi family

This painting depicts two long nosed crocodiles swimming in the billabong with young barramundi and their mother barramundi. The rarrk represents the Yirritja moiety. This is my songline. Paintings created by Djilpin artists showcase the traditional ‘rarrk’, cross-hatching pattern from Arnhem Land. This style is highly distinctive and often uses colors such as red and yellow oxide, titanium white and carbon black. The figurative depictions and patterns are deeply symbolic, representing stories and skin groups as well as cultural and spiritual beliefs passed down from ancestors. The use of brushes like the Jarlk brush, crafted from local billabong reeds, adds an extra layer of authenticity to the work, connecting the artists with the land and their heritage.