Alroy Downs, 61x61cm Rita Kemarre Beasley

Alroy Downs, 61x61cm Rita Kemarre BeasleyHeather Anderson Acrylic on Canvas 61cm x 61cm "This is a story about Alroy Downs station. Alroy has bores, there are tanks, windmill, people visit the bore to make sure the water is on. This is what I see." Tartukula Artist, Heather Anderson has painted a landscape of Alroy Downs at night, a cattle station in the Barkly Tablelands located 200km from Tennant Creek. Heather grew up on Alroy Downs station and fond memories of the station inform her

91 x 30cm

representing the tiny seeds from which bush medicine grows

Go down February

bush flowers- different colours dark purple

We cook them in the fire

This helps with small sores and other skin issues

the men muster the cattle early in the day so they can take the bullockies into town before it gets hot

cut the bark

people take bush medicine to wash their body

We find sugar bag too there

We go hunting to the hills for sugar bag and for porcupine

Seeds throw around for more