Biography

Marrithiel, b. 1961 Dianne Tchumut is a Marrithiel artist from the Litchfield and Reynolds River regions of the Northern Territory. Her work draws on the freshwater, coastal and bush environments of her Country, with recurring subjects including paperbark, weaving, fishnets, coral, sea shells, ocean forms and barramundi season. Her documented Dreaming is Fire. Dreaming & Country: Fire Dianne’s Dreaming is Fire. Her broader practice also records subjects connected to Marrithiel Country, including water, coast, paperbark, fishing, weaving and seasonal abundance. Style and Technique Dianne’s paintings are often built through repeated marks, loose patterning and layered fields of movement. Works such as Paperbark, Fishnet, Weaving, Ocean and Coral translate material and environmental subjects into line, texture and structure. Dianne’s Palette Her palette varies by subject, moving between paperbark neutrals, sea blues, coral tones, sandy creams, deep water colours and brighter accents. The colours reflect the coastal and freshwater environments of the Top End rather than the ochre-based palette of Central Desert painting.