Acrylic on Canvas
148cm x 113cm

This site forms part of the Wild Dog Dreaming of Mparntwe and is a 5-minute walk from the Araluen Precinct towards Larapinta. It deserves environmental and creative attention due to the invasive buffel grass surrounding it, sheltering litter and promoting unhealthy bushfires. Many sites, like Corroboree Rock have been fortunate enough to have both Parks & Wildlife and traditional custodians working together for its preservation. I often day-dream about this site and many others like it, prompting me to evoke a sense of euphoria or enchantment. A light & careful application of paint was used to resemble a lively landscape and the care to be taken when bushwalking through areas like this. I’d like to think the Irrkerlantye (Brown Kite) circling the area for food symbolises the presence of a protective figure and a pre-westernised ecosystem.