| Bill has painted the Rockholes near the Olgas. This painting has been painting from an aerial perspective, in the tradition of ancient sand drawings. The term ‘country’ to indigenous Australians refers to the spirits that reside there as well as the landscape itself.
Bill Whiskey, was originally from Pirupa Akla (Olgas) area. By the time he was a young man most of Whiskey’s family had passed away and the people in the area were moving in the direction of Haast Bluff Mission and he followed along with them. Whiskey has never been back to his home lands and in his paintings recall the country of his birth.
Whiskey has only began painting in 2004 and generally in his works he tells the story of the Rockholes near Pirupa (Ayers Rock), and his own journey to Areongo and Haast Bluff. Whiskey is a very traditional man with an extremely jovial personality. The bright colours in Whiskey’s work have been said to reflect the character of the man – bold, colourful with a strong spirit.
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