This smaller painting depicts a freshwater crocodile hiding among the lily roots.
Painting has been completed using a handmade Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work is a combination of styles. Yirritja style which consists of three or four lines before alternating colour can be found on the two lily roots. Dhuwa style which has a single line of colour before alternating can be seen on the crocodile body.
This painting depicts a barramundi along with two water striders.
Painting has been completed using a mix of modern paintbrushes and a handmade Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Jarlk brush is used for the fine lines, while the stippling effect uses a modern paintbrush. Acrylic paint is used, with a custom made olive green border mixed from ochre yellow and a splash of black.
This painting depicts two filesnakes and two freshwater yams. Both are tasty when cooked in coals.
Painting has been completed using a mixture of modern paintbrushes along with a traditional grass reed brush called Jarlk. Raark or fine line work has been completed using this Jarlk brush and is Yirritja style. Yirritja style consists of three or four lines before alternating colour and is visible on the two yams. Modern paintbrush has been used on the file snake, creating a stippling effect.
This painting depicts multiple creatures found in local billabongs and waterways. At top are two water striders. Below this is an eel tail catfish, followed by a barramundi. At bottom is a file snake.
Painting has been completed using a mixture of modern paintbrushes along with a traditional handmade grass reed called Jarlk. Modern paintbrush has been used to create the stippling effect, while the Jarlk is used for the fine outline work.
Norman is paralysed down one side and blind in one eye, but despite this is always eager to paint scenes reminding him of being on country. This painting depicts two nanabaru or water buffalo feeding which is a common sight around Arnhem Land. The scene includes a freshwater creek, along with multiple flowering gums and paperbark trees. Flowers or pollen is visible as yellow puffs of colour.
Painting has been completed using modern paintbrushes and acrylic paints.
This painting depicts a file snake and two barramundi. Also visible are two water lily yams and two water striders.
Painting has been completed using a handmade Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work has been completed using this brush and is in Yirritja style. This style consists of three or four lines before alternating colour.
Modern paintbrushes have also been used to create a stippling effect. An example of this can be found on the file snake.
This painting depicts a freshwater crocodile hiding in water. Water is represented by the white stippling effect, which has been completed using a modern paintbrush. A traditional handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk has also been used for the fine outline of the crocodile.
Painting has been completed using acrylic paint.
This painting depicts two eel tail catfish hiding among waterlilies.
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.
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.
This painting depicts bats, flowers, and spiders hiding. Flowers are five white dots with an inner coloured dot, while the spiders hide among these. Bats, a common yet noisy sight around Beswick are also visible on the far left panel, feeding on the flowers.
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 multiple lines before alternating colours. Modern acrylic has been used.