Culture & crocs snapped up

“Don’t worry, we’ll fix it,” indigenous artist David Cameron says with a laugh as I once again blob paint all over my canvas with the bulrush reed I’m using as a brush.

I’m gaining a whole new appreciation for the intricate skills needed to create Aboriginal paintings at the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel in Jabiru.

Cameron is a Kunwinjku artist who was taught to paint at a young age by his father and uncles. He paints with the stem of freshwater reeds that are pared to the thickness required for his Skin Group. The thickness of the lines and the way they are applied are important because, beside Skin, they tell the Clan and Country of the artist.

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