Long weekend 94x154cm High Noon and circular patterns of varying

and circular patterns of varying colours and Sometimes her brushstrokes are layered

She picks up a variety of colours with each brush stroke and builds up a pattern of lines that represents the root system and form of the yam and the thousands of delicately applied nets of dots describe the seeds and bring the composition together with a fluid unity

Flying Ants

Minnie and the other women used to collect this fruit and scrape out the small black seeds

The women also paint a commonly occurring plant which has provided a staple food for Aboriginal people in Utopia for thousands of years

Long weekend 94x154cm High Noon and circular patterns of varyingArtist: Thom Kadera Size: 94 x 154cm Acrylic on canvas Oak floating frame