Country Town

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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, comp letely 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. Show more