One Land, Two Worlds

DEBRA O'REGAN

Many people would describe my paintings as “aboriginal art”, but I personally think that view is too simplistic. While my artwork clearly reflects my indigenous heritage, it is also influenced by my “whiter” side. Many of my paintings attempt to depict the Australian bush and all of the creatures that inhabit it, in a way that acknowledges and celebrates indigenous culture and values. Other works seek to examine and depict the imbalance and tension between black and white Australia, while some address non-racial, universal themes of nature, life and death. Much of my art is symbolic interpretation of what I feel, rather than a faithful depiction of what I see.

Wild Passionfruit Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm $275	Bunya Nuts Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm $275	Pippies Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm N/A
Crumbies Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm $275	Wild Plums Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm $275	Muddy Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm SOLD
Maugro (Fish) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm $275	Maugro 2 (Fish) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm N/A	Maugro 3 (Fish) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm N/A
Kaggur (Echinda) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm $275	Badjigal (Turtle) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm SOLD	Hunter Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm N/A
Yuurnka (Lizard) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm $275	Walea (Snake) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 30.5cm N/A	Nhiibi (Grey Snake) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 41cm $350
Manggay (Shingleback Lizards) Acrylic on canvas. 30.5 x 41cm SOLD	Night Hunt Acrylic on canvas.76 x 101.5cm SOLD	Ancestry Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 58 x 47cm (frame 60 x 49cm) N/A
Gatherings Acrylic on canvas.61 x 61cm SOLD	Bloodlines Acrylic on canvas. 45 x 45m (frame 47.5 x 47.5cm) $400	Sisters Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 53.5 x 44cm (frame 45.5 x 46cm) $500
Whispers Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 43.5 x 42.5cm (frame 45.5 x 44.5cm) N/A	Home Acrylic on canvas. 76 x 101.5cm N/A	Ghost Kangaroos Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm N/A
Celebration Acrylic on canvas.51 x 61cm $600	Connections Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm SOLD	Tradition Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm $500
Teacher Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm SOLD	Tracks Acrylic on canvas.51 x 61cm N/A	Yesterday Acrylic on canvas.51 x 61cm $650
Family Acrylic on canvas. 61 x 51cm. SOLD	Walkabout Acrylic on canvas.60.5 x 91.5cm N/A	Culture Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm N/A
Origins Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 58 x 47cm (frame 60.5 x 49.5cm) N/A	One Land Two Worlds Acrylic on canvas. 50.5 x 76cm N/A	The Swallows Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 48 x 39cm (frame 50.5 x 41.5cm) $350
Only God Knows Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 60 x 50cm (frame 62.5 x 52.5cm) $550	A Happy Place Acrylic on canvas. 76 x 51cm N/A	Flourish Acrylic on canvas. 90 x 120cm (frame 92 x 122cm). N/A
Daisy Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 29.5 x 40cm (frame 32 x 42.5cm) N/A	Winds of Change Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 43.5 x 57.5cm (frame 45.5 x 59.5cm) N/A	Coming Home Acrylic on canvas. 90 x 120cm (frame 92 x 122cm) N/A
Mon Repos Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm N/A	Horizons Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm N/A	Guardians of the Rock Acrylic on canvas. 61 x 61cm N/A
Friends Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm N/A	Sundown Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm $400	Changes Acrylic on canvas.30.5 x 40.5cm N/A
Dusk Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm SOLD	Bungan (Sun) Acrylic on canvas. 61 x 61cm N/A	Bush Song Acrylic on canvas. 50.5 x 40.5cm $450
Bush Chatter Acrylic on canvas. 50.5 x 76cm SOLD	Fierce Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm SOLD	Survivor Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm N/A
Racism Acrylic on canvas on MDF. 48.5 x 57.5cm (frame 50.5 x 59.5cm) N/A	Warril (River) Acrylic on canvas.60.5 x 91.5cm SOLD	Kakadu Acrylic on canvas. 51 x 61cm N/A
Dreams Acrylic on canvas.60.5 x 91.5cm N/A	Ablaze Acrylic on canvas. 61 x 51cm N/A