Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation

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Wark Wark & Gugu

This painting depicts two wark wark, or black crow inspecting the nose or entry point of a GuGu or sugar bag (native bee) hive.

Painting has been completed using a mixture of modern paintbrushes along with traditional grass reed brush called Jarlk. Jarlk is found in billabongs and wet areas, before being hand shaped to create the fine line work. Fine line cross hatching is also called Raark and is in Yirritja style. Consisting of multiple lines before alternating colour, this can be found on the two panels behind the wark wark.

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Spiders

This painting depicts multiple spiders, four visible on intricate webs. The middle spider is hiding among pollen in flowering trees.

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. Raark, or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of three or four lines before alternating colour.

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Longneck turtle

This painting depicts a long neck turtle. Background is Raark texture.

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. Raark, or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of three or four lines before alternating colour.

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Burdekin Duck & File Snake

This painting depicts a file snake and a Burdekin duck. Both can be found at billabongs surrounding Beswick, and both are seriously good tucker!

Painting has been completed using a handmade Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of three or four lines before alternating colour.

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Billabong Feed

This painting depicts multiple species found in billabongs. Included are multiple lily yams or dattum, a diving duck, file snake and fish.

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of three or four lines before alternating colour. Modern acrylic paint has been used.

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Billabong Feed

This painting depicts multiple fish species and a single filesnake found in billabongs. Visible fish include long tom, barramundi and an eel-tail catfish. 

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk which is harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating colour.

Modern acrylic paint has been used.

Modern acrylic paint has been used.

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Billabong Feed

This painting depicts three species found in local billabongs around Beswick. Included are a cherabin or freshwater prawn, a catfish and a black bream.

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating colour. Modern acrylic paint has been used.

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Three Yams

This piece depicts two different species of yams. “Jidamarr” or Cheeky Yam along with its heart shaped leaves can be seen in the middle. This bush tucker can be eaten only after preparation. If the flesh is not properly prepared it is considered poisonous and too cheeky to eat.

On either side are two different yams, known as hairy yams. These are a prized bush tucker and one of the tastiest yams available, somewhat similar in taste to a sweet potato.

Painting has been completed in stark contrast black and white colours using a handmade Jarlk 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. Modern acrylic paint has been used.

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Three Catfish

This painting depicts three catfish, a tasty haul of fish. Catfish are wrapped in paperbark and cooked slowly in the coals of a fire. Once cooked it tastes very similar to purchased smoked salmon; slightly smokey, slightly oily, and oh so sweet. Not a fish to turn your nose up at!

Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating colours. This has been completed using a handmade Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Painting has been done using modern acrylic paints.

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Bush Tools

This painting depicts multiple bush tools along with Laar’da or shaped stone blades ready to be carried in dillybags. Bush tools can be seen in the middle panel, and include spears, bondocks or woomeras, two dillybags as well as fire starting implements.

Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating colours. This has been completed using a handmade Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Painting is in modern acrylic.