MB057373
c. 1967
Deceased:2024
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Ingkwelaye (Kurrajong Bore), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Atwakeye (Bush Orange)
Janie painted for over 10 years, with her main story being the bush orange, originally her father's dreaming. She used fine dots to represent the seeds of the bush orange. Her first painting for Mbantua Gallery was completed in November 2017. Janie's sisters, Katie and Pauline Morgan, are also painters. Although a very shy woman, Janie had a deep love for painting.
Janie paints the Atwakeye, known as the bush orange. The small compact tree of the wild orange plant has creamy white flowers that open during the night and wither before the end of the next day. The fruit hang down on long stalks and usually ripen from October through January.