JOHN WILLIAMS | 'Waterspouts' | Painting / acrylic on arches paper Monkey and Tortol Baidam Bupur Nanami

Baidam Bupur Nanami

Material: Recycled paintings

He became interested in exploring his Aboriginal heritage at age 13 and in around 1990 Michael began to revive the making of traditional artifacts

Brett focuses on issues that are close to heart

JOHN WILLIAMS | 'Waterspouts' | Painting / acrylic on arches paper Monkey and Tortol Baidam Bupur Nanami"My painting shows thandabi or waterspouts which we get over the ocean in the wet season. They are like small tornadoes and are very dangerous if you are caught out in a boat or on the beach. They come over the wet season when a lot of clouds crowd around. Sometimes there can be up to 4 waterspouts at the same time, each one different colour, different shapes. We have songs and dances about waterspouts still to this day. Old people believe that new