Wesley Williams “Milky-Way” Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas 65cm x 99.5cm

Description

Original artwork!

Artist: Wesley Williams
Title: Milky Way
Size/Medium 65cm (h) x 99.5cm (w) approx
Category Acrylic painting on canvas
Certificate of authenticity: YES

Framing note: This canvas would look fantastic framed. It can also be stretched, but please note there is no painted border, so part of the image will wrap around the edges.

Cherbourg Qld Artist, Wesley Williams

Born:                1961
Origin:             Cherbourg, Qld
Tribal Group: Kaantju, Gungarie

Artwork Story

This painting is my own vision of the Milky Way in the night sky.

When I was a young boy sleeping out on Country, I would always stare up into the night sky. In amongst the Milky Way, I would picture certain images of bush animals—whether they were truly there or just a figment of my imagination, I don’t know. But they kept me captivated, staring up into the stars on a clear night.

I would link certain stars in my mind, forming the head, body, feet, and legs of these animals. The ones that became most dominant in my imagination are the ones I have painted.

The ones that became so dominant in my mind were the bush turkey (top left), emu (top right), brim (middle), goanna (bottom left), and blue-tongue lizard (bottom right). The circles represent waterholes and springs. The background represents the colour of two soil types common to the area on Country.

Completed 10/10/2020

Note: Wesley Williams is not a Gulf artist, but his artwork is part of the Wes Williams Collection at Ancient Journeys. These paintings showcase his country, Cherbourg, Queensland.