Karlamilyi
“This painting is of Karlymilyi (National Park), my grandmother and grandfather’s Country – during the end of the cold weather and coming to warmer weather. When its still cold at night but in the day the heat kicks in.”’- Helena Butt
Name: Helena Butt
Community: Bidyadanga
Biography:
My paintings are about the desert and going back and visiting.
Seeing country in my mind, always changing, doing different seasons. It’s the one place I’m painting. There is a strong connection there. That’s my Fathers Country.
I grew up in Bidyadanga, school there and Darwin when the kids were going from Bidyadanga to Darwin, boarding.
I have three kids, I had four but now three. I didn’t know that art was in my bloodline. I know Dad had it but I didn’t know that I could find my self in art, changing lifestyle, art is going to stick with me.
When I want to paint it comes into my mind and I put it on the canvas in a different way.