John, a lot of aboriginal art has moved away from traditional storytelling paintings into pure abstraction, using many of the techniques of mainstream modern art.
I was also influenced by the environment, but I didn't draw or paint the landscape using watercolours or acrylics, I used to do in Sydney but everything here was done on the computer. I also don't own a camera.
Some aboriginal painters also use a curvilinear style, which reflects insect trails and other natural patterns, the last painting in this series borrows from that style.
I have incorprated the dot style here and there but in aboriginal paintings it is a secret language, a code and without knowing it as an initiated tribal man or woman copying it too closely is in my opinion bound to fail.
I'm glad you liked the paintings.
kind regards
Ross
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