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My CountryIn this painting Muna has depicted her country. The different colours and designs represent variations in the landscape. Muna was born in Tjiwuru near Ernabella in 1964. Muna started painting at Tjurma Homelands Art and Craft Centre before coming to work at Tjala Arts. She developed her own vibrant, distinctive style, telling the story of her Country and its important cultural stories.

Narpula’s involvement in her husband’s artwork allowed her to develop an intimate understanding of the techniques and cultural significance of desert art

drew on Portulaca oleracea—known as ‘munyeroo’—a grass once abundant in the Utopia region and an important food source for generations

including ‘kurrkara’ (desert oak [Allocasuarina decaisneana])

tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century

Her early paintings often displayed a profound connection to Dreaming stories

Narpula Scobie

Northern Territory (referred to as Unupurna in her local language)

approximately 300 kilometres (190 miles) northeast of Alice Springs

Johnny Scobie Tjapanangka

west of Kingtore

including Bush Turkey Dreaming

Using only two or three colours on a background field of connected dots which

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