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Today I saw Daisy’s clouds. That is what happens to someone who admiresDaisy Napaltjarri Jugadai’s art, and how she depicts clouds. We see her clouds everywhere and smile. Daisy painted country around her Haasts Bluff home and whilst each painting has a familiarity they are all distinctly unique in their depiction of different areas of her country. Daisy layering her country of Haasts Bluff Range, Atji Creek and Memory Hill (TDNJ 405)...

just another day at the painting place Around 2003, Walala Tjapaltjarri, Pansy Napangati and Molly Napaltjarri Jugadai were painting in the Tingari Arts large painting place on the western side of Alice Springs. Pansy Napangati painting up close at Tingari Arts Alice Springs   Pansy and Molly were telling me how they would catch, cook and eat perenties, Australia’s largest lizard, and what great bushtucker it is. I wasn’t convinced....

Gloria (Tamerre) Petyarre and Walala Tjapaltjarri different brushes - different linen preparation - different styles - both magical An artist's brush is made of three parts: the handle, the ferrule, and the hair ('fibre). Ferrules are crimp-on metal tubes used to create a  secure and solid tip for the hair (fibre). The artists working with Tingari Arts were very particular about the size, style and quality of the paintbrushes they would...

Behind the scenes at Tingari Arts Before the artists paint their magic, every painting surface must be carefully prepared. At Tingari Arts, this process takes time, patience, and skill. The material used is often called “canvas”, but it is actually Belgian linen, a beautiful and expensive fabric that provides a superior painting surface. My colleague and friend Sonnie Chalmers from Utopia’s Eastern Desert Art and I would jointly purchase large...