Country Town

Country Town
2024
acrylic on canvas
46 x 62cm
In this painting I drew a farm that I drove past in Grafton. Grafton is
completely cover with cattle farms and sugar cane fields, completely
changing the flora and fauna of the area. This painting represents
how the land is filled with sacred sites, stories and traditions. We
hold a strong connection to this country town and we need to tread
lightly and remember where we are standing. The snake in the sky
represents creation stories, the black holes in the ground represent
burial sites and hiding culture and the waterhole in the background
represents a still flourishing land. The white fence represents the
boundaries put in place by white peoples against Aboriginal people.