Diane Kemarre Ross – My Country This is my country, it’s the country around Irrultja. This is where we like to go after big rain. After big rain there, we can go swimming. There is always good hunting on my country. It is good for me to paint my country Read more…
Rosie Kemarre Morton – My Father’s Country and Bush Medicine Rosie has painted her Father’s country, where she can always find bush tucker and bush medicine. She is very happy when out bush hunting and gathering, as it brings back memories of her childhood when she used to live traditionally Read more…
View Of Country This shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is ‘soakage’ (where you can dig for water), travelling with family Read more…
Diane Kemarre Ross – My Country This is my country, it’s the country around Irrultja. This is where we like to go after big rain. After big rain there, we can go swimming. There is always good hunting on my country. It is good for me to paint my country Read more…
Heather Pitjara Corbett – Bush Medicine Country I paint landscapes because it connects me to my country by the waters, hills, trees and skies, the seasoning of this country. My work comes from my heart, we remember through our grandparents, through inspiration from our past. My country is where we Read more…
Valerie Kemarre Ross – 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 is strong and Read more…
Colleen Ngwarraye Morton – Hunting Colleen is one of the original artists in the Utopian batik movement in the 1980’s and has been successfully painting ever since. Colleen’s paintings often depict her Grandfather’s country where her family have hunted for many years. As a child she was taught about the Read more…
Bush Flowers These bush flowers grow seasonly in Alyawarr country, some of which are also used in bush medicine remedies. When I go out hunting, I like to see all the bush flowers that are flowering and then when I come back, I paint them. The artists of Ampilatwatja made Read more…
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – My Grandmothers Country I still hunt my Grand Mothers country for goanna, bush medicine and yams. I hunt all year round, hunting and walking through the country makes me happy. When I look at the distant hills I can feel my grandmother. Bush flowers are everywhere. Read more…
Nancy Pitjara Frank – Bush Flowers I was born in the bush at Ammaroo Station, along the Sandover. I have never seen the ocean or a big city. My mother and father were strong healthy people who taught me and my younger sister Rita the traditional way to hunt for Read more…