Monday, 26 June 2023

 


Our new painting that Pete and I bought in Broome...It was painted by Alexandria Loomoo. Alexandria has painted her grandmother's story. Nungurrai Loomoo was an established and magnificent artist.. Alexandria has depicted some of her grandmother's country south of Balgo, along the middle stretches of the Canning Stock Route. This country here is called Yarangarri after the prominent warniri (rock hole) depicted in the centre of the painting. This warniri is an inta or living water and always has a reliable source of water. The many parallel lines represent the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country and the dotting depicts the abundance of mungari (bush tucker) in the country.