Amwekety (Bush Plum), 2001 by Gracie Pwerle Morton, 61x61cm Cat 6951GM

To show the build up of colours the first image is a detail of the painting. The overall painting and another close up follow by pressing the arrows.

The desert transforms into various shades of purples in spring and summer. Apart from the scattered seeds of the bush plum there are several other important bush foods such as the bush tomato which is purple with a yellow centre.

Gracie is one of the senior traditional custodians for both the Altyerre (Dreaming) and the vast expanse of related country which is Mosquito Bore, Utopia some 263 kms north east of Alice Springs.