Kids playing on the sand dune by Marie Shilling

Description

Artist: Marie Shilling

Cat#: 11-25

Size and medium: 13 x 37 cm Painting

Title: Kids playing on the sand dune

In this scene Marie has depicted the Kitji (kids) playing and dancing on the sand dune while the mothers watch on.

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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.