Bush Flowers A3218 Directors Choice 2023 Quandong and gum trees

Quandong and gum trees

The oval shapes in her paintings are an iconographic representation of the swamps and lakes near Nyrripi (Talarada) north west of Mount Liebig

also known as hollow log coffins

Still to this day many Aboriginal people that live in the desert rely on traditional bush food as a part of their diet

Bush Flowers A3218 Directors Choice 2023 Quandong and gum treesYear: 2003 Size: 127 x 88cm acrylic on canvas This is Angelinas depiction of Bush Flower Dreaming from her country of Ngukurr, near the Roper River in the Northern Territory. Angelina had a deep love for her country and nature, and for her to translate it into paintings provides Angelina with great inspiration. As a young child Angelina worked on the Lutheran mission and used to help with the gardening, planting flowers. She has fond memories of this