Going down the river for a swim by Marie Shilling

Description

Artist: Marie Shilling

Cat#: 159-23

Size and medium: 56 x 106 cm Painting

Title: Going down the river for a swim

We caught lots of donkeys out in the bush and after the big rain we rode them to the waterhole at the river for a swim. Other kids came in the car. Lots of kids going down the river for a swim.

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Marie Shilling has lived in and around the Titjikala region for most of her life and commenced painting in 2002.  

Marie is known for her naïve style of work that provides a unique cultural and historical perspective of Aboriginal life in Central Australia.

Marie’s representations are inspired by her immediate environment characterized by red sand hills, desert oaks and rocky ridges. She utilises a full colour palette with lively hues of violet, blue and yellow, capturing the broad range of brilliant colours reflected by the land, its’ seasons and the local flora and fauna.

In addition to painting, Marie also works with ceramics, etchings, batik, and carves intricate punu from local mulga trees.