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Kathleen Nanima Rambler – Ilpay Anyerreyl (Creek Flowing) When it starts to rain the creek beds start to flow. Good for the plants and animals. Then everything starts to turn green. The animals are happy for the water especially after we have had hot weather. Dimensions: 56 x 38 cm Read more…

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Kathleen Nanima Rambler – Arlweye Ampere (My Fathers Country) I paint the country of my Father and Mother and where they grew up, near Barrow Creek. This is the painting of my Father’s country, where I grew up. When we would go hunting, we always climbed those hills. We would Read more…

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Leanne Pula Teece – Anterrengeny – My Father’s Country Anterrengeny is my Father’s country. I paint the country that I come from, the beautiful landscapes and the many colours as they change during the session.

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Valerie Kemarre Lewis – Atyenh Amey Amper (My Mothers Country) My mothers country is flowers, trees and mountains. I love to paint them. We see springs, the water from the springs is like rainwater, fresh and clean. We hunt goanna and turkeys, we roast them in the fire and the flesh Read more…

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Kathleen Nanima Rambler – Alkerinp Apmer (Distant Place) When I’m looking for Bush yams I walk along tracks, in the distance I see the hills, sand and blue skies. This makes me feel happy. This is my country.

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Kindy Kemarre Ross – Irrultja is My Country My country is called Irrultja, it’s past the hill and the dried-up creek from here, it’s a nice place, my dad’s country too, and my Mum’s country is here in Ampilatwatja. When I go to see my country, we always go to Read more…

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Michelle Pula Holmes – Atyenh Amper (My Country) When I go out hunting I always like to see the colour in the trees, the light, the dark and the bush medicine plants growing on the sand hills. The colours change at sunrise and sunset. I like hunting and seeing my Read more…

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Beverly Pula Luck – Atyenh Amey Amper (My Mother’s Country) Beverly paints her Mother’s country. When Beverly was a child her mother took her all around her country and showed her the bush medicine and bush tucker. The knowledge of the bush plants has been handed down through generation to generation and Read more…

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Edie Kemarre Holmes – Arratherrk (Bush Flower) They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids. Make like a bag and carry the kids in this. My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana.  At Read more…

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