Bush Medicine, 46x61cm

Nancy Long Nungarrayi

Acrylic on canvas

46 x 61cm

"This painting is about the bush medicines we collect for our family. We still do this today. We dig for it like yams and smash them up and boil them."

Nancy Long Nungarrayi uses soft, hazy brushstrokes to represent the scattered leaves fo bush medicine leaves from the Ali Curung area. Many native plants have healing properties for those who know how to use them.