Tali (Sandhills) A15168 George Gittoes AM Julie paints her clan design

Julie paints her clan design

Then the Kangaroos came to Yanarilyi where they slept

Her work frequently captures classic Australian suburban architecture

the prey and the predator

Framed size: 33 x 34

Tali (Sandhills) A15168 George Gittoes AM Julie paints her clan designYear: 2008 Size: 120 x 180cm acrylic on linen Topsys paintings depict the sandhills (Tali) of her country near Nyirrpi, in the desert of Central Australia. It is the story that was passed onto her by her father and are constructed using small dots in a series of colours. Topsy says 'I paint my father's country west of Yuendumu. He was a Yuendumu man, a Warlpiri man. Sandhills and scrub country, same as Lily, same Dreaming. The Dreaming stays the same