Linyji (claypan) – Kuru Gladys Bidu “This linyji story, it’s about when the old people used to be living in the desert, a long long time ago, thousands of years ago. They used to make a hole in the linyjii,, for the wilyki Read more…
Pitu (Separation Well) – Kuru Gladys Bidu “I paint Pitu because my father come[s] from Pitu and all the rest of the family, they belong to there. Family hear the stories all the time from Jakayu [Biljabu]. It’s their connection to Read more…
Gardangu ‘Bush Lolly’ Wildflowers This is a painting of the sugar lolly tree before the flowers have fallen off. When the flowers fall off we go out bush and find the bush gum lolly, (the lolly is the sap that Read more…
Our Country When you take the time to go off the main road and through the bush tracks you see the most beautiful wildflowers and waterholes in my country. You can see the tracks and the pink and purple Mulla Read more…
Harding Dam (Bungarliyarra… meaning two sisters) This is Harding Dam, in my grandmothers country. You can see beautiful wildflowers, dotted along the water course.
Yindjibarndi Country This is part of the cliff range at Solomon Ranges on the way to Satellite Springs in the Table Land area. Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before the are redeveloped. His Read more…
Warraburnburn In Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a wangarra ‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name – Warraburnburn. The Warraburnburn and the closely related Galabarrbarr Read more…
Warraburnburn In Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a wangarra ‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name – Warraburnburn. The Warraburnburn and the closely related Galabarrbarr Read more…
Place in Murujuga ‘This is the area based in Murujuga where they will develope the Day Centre and footpath. This is one of the memories I captured in my mind when I visited to survey the land.’ Rodney often paints Read more…
Yindjibarndi Country This is the top area of Satellite Springs. This is the reason the spring runs all year around. Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before the are redeveloped. His ability to capture Read more…