Bush Seed Dreaming A14769 Kathleen Petyarre ink jet on Ilford gloss

ink jet on Ilford gloss

The circle in the centre of the painting represents the waterhole where the hen stopped to have a drink

She said she began exploring Waramutamunji’s ‘ongoing legacy’ because she worried about what knowledge would survive for her grandchildren

It’s only one out of biggest mobs of billabongs that the kangaroo made when he was travelling

an evocation of Paris rather than a picture perfect postcard view

Bush Seed Dreaming A14769 Kathleen Petyarre ink jet on Ilford glossYear: 2008 Size: 117 x 203cm acrylic on linen Kathleen Petyarre was born c1940 at Utopia, north east of Alice Springs in Central Australia. She initially worked in batik and then took up painting on canvas in 1988. This painting shows Kathleens depiction of Bush Seed Dreaming and represents her country and the native bush food that grow in the Anmatyerre region in Central Australia. The women are responsible for collecting native bush seeds which are