Leaves Medium:Acrylic on Linen water holes

water holes

275 kms north-east of Alice Springs

This is due to the fact that the traditional patterns applied are intended to embody the spirits of ancestors

“come on you have to go”

Kathleen Petyarre’s supreme image is her ‘Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming’

Leaves Medium:Acrylic on Linen water holesGlorias Leaves, also known as Bush Medicine Leaves, are among the most popular and frequently painted images in Australian art. The Leaves paintings depict bush medicine leaves that fall seasonally to the ground, forming rhythmic, swirling patterns. These leaves come from the Eremophila dalyana shrub, commonly known as Desert Fuchsia. For generations, Glorias clan has used this shrub as the basis for a bush medicine believed to help with kidney