This canvas depicts three common fish species found in billabongs and creeks surrounding Beswick.
At top is a barramundi, middle is a black bream, and bottom is an eel tail catfish. All are prized catches, and very tasty to eat.
Painting has been completed using a handmade Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of three or four lines before alternating colour.
Name: Norman Lane
Biography:
Norman has been painting for over thirty years and is proud to share his knowledge and culture through art. He learned to paint through a collaborative teaching effort from his uncle, father and brother. Many practicing hours were spent sitting at a billabong and painting on bark. Because of this Norman's recurrent themes are billabong life, fish, snakes and birds. He has the ability to view life both above and below the water surface.
Norman uses a traditional Jarlk grass brush for Raark fine line work, and a Butbut brush made from Kurrajong for broader stroke work. Lately he has been experimenting with a spatter style background giving a similar visual texture to rock or starry nights.
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