During our lessons we have been doing watercolour painting and looking at the work of Albert Namatjira, who is one of the best known Indigenous Australian watercolour painters.


As part of this assignment I want you to answer the following 4 questions in word. Save to you school account folder as "Watercolour painting".

Albert Namatjira Mount Sonder, MacDonnell Ranges c.1957-59
watercolour and pencil on paper National Gallery of Australia

1. Describe the above artwork. Do this as if you were talking to a blind person- what can you see and where is everything in the picture?

When writing about colour, try and describe the kind of colour. Example “a deep, bright red, the kind you get in a sunset.” Not just “it’s got red in it.”



2. Using your knowledge of watercolour painting, describe how this image might have been painted, the process and painting techniques which were used. What would Albert Namatjira have done 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc?



Use the following links, and the internet, to help you answer the next two questions
http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150530b.htm
http://www.vibealive.com.au/vibe.asp?PageID=1212
http://www.arteducation.com.au/artist-biographies/albert-namatjira



3. How come Albert Namatjira, who is Indigenous, painted in a western way?



4. Tell me about one of the significant things which happened in his life.