Summer Abundance 1993

Emily Kame Kngwarreye built 'Summer Abundance' with earth-toned colors like yellows, browns, and reds. I can almost feel the energy of the artist at work, making marks, changing her mind, following her intuition. I bet when Kngwarreye was making this, she was thinking about the land, her Country. The painting feels so alive with all these little dots and dashes, like seeds scattered on the ground, or maybe even the way the light dances on the leaves of a tree. It’s not just about what you see, but how you feel when you’re out there, connected to everything. It’s like she's channeling the energy of the landscape. You can really see that in the way she layers the paint, thin washes over thicker dabs, it creates this sense of depth and movement, as if the painting is breathing. I can imagine her working on it over time, adding and subtracting, until it felt just right. Kngwarreye's showing us how painting isn't just about representation, but an experience of being in the world. Artists are always in conversation with each other, passing down ideas and inspiration.