Maisie paints the bush tucker found in her country, the area that surrounds Boundary Bore in the Utopia homelands. She paints bush plums, bush bananas, bush potatoes and bush medicine plants. The main motif which recurs often in Maisie artworks is a full coolamon.
When she paints she always speaks of gathering and hunting on her country – long way from here, long time ago, filling up coolamons with bush potato, bush banana, goanna and porcupine. Maisie always says her family are happy ones and healthy ones.
Maisie was one of the original Batik painters of Utopia. Maisie and her sisters Bessie, Kate and Josie are prolific painters who learnt to paint by watching their mother Polly Ngale.
Growing up on Utopia Station, her family worked at the station. Her father was a stockman and worked with horses and cattle. She loved the life and growing up at the cattle station with her family.
Leanne Pula Teece – Arrweneng (Bush Passion Flower) Wild passionfruit – passion flower, grows on our country Antarrengenye (unda ra ninya). Arrweneng (bush passion flower) comes after the rain on our land. Passion flower is a beautiful Read more…
Joyanne Pitjara Morton – Atyenh Artna Arnernp (My Bush Medicine) “Bush medicine plants are used for healing on the body and for drinking. We make this by grinding the plants with a rock, we use Read more…
Jacinta Pula Morrison – Atyenh Amer Areyel Amper (My View of Country) This painting shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community Read more…