Bronwyn Bancroft’s Aboriginal Art
20th March, 2009
As part of our unit on learning about ourselves and each other, we spent some time this week learning about Aboriginal culture. There are so many interesting Dreaming stories to read! One story we read was called ‘Dirrangun’, which is a Dreaming from the Bunjalung and Githavul people connected to the Grafton region of New South Wales. It tells two versions of the same story, but both versions are about the powerful witch-woman Dirangun, and her part in creating the landmarks of the area.
One of the best parts of the story are the beautiful illustrations painted by Bronwyn Bancroft.
We used her ideas and style to make our own versions using oil pastel.
Hi Miss Salmon, I love how the art work was coloured in beautifully and differently with lots of colours.
Keep up the good work!!
Diala 😀
Diala, Miss Harrison and Miss Rutherford agree – they both told me how much they love having our beautiful artworks decorating the outside of their little room 🙂