ARTIST’S DESCRIPTION
Texas Downs Station is between Turkey Creek (Warmun Community) and Purnululu (Bungle Bungles).  To the north east of the Station is the big hill country of Red Butte.  Texas Downs is my mother’s country (June Peters, well known ochre artist).  Our whole family and many of the other Kitja people who worked on the station visit this area to show the children how beautiful it is.  We camp out here and it’s so good to get away into the bush.  The old people say it makes everyone stronger.

__________________________

ARTIST PROFILE

Deanne Peters

Deanne Peters was born 14/05/1986 in Derby Western Australia.  She grew up and schooled at Turkey Creek and then Darwin.  She is of the Kitja skin and her bush name is Nangala.
 
After completing her education in Darwin, she returned to Turkey Creek (Warmun) and now spends her time between Turkey Creek and Kununurra.  She is the eldest daughter of June Peters, an established ochre artist.
 
Deanne is a promising young artist with a natural talent and enquiring mind.  She has leant the Dreaming Stories of her culture from her mother and her extended family.   Like June, she is able to paint the wide expanse of Kitja land right through to the Northern Territory country of her grandfather. 
 
She is a fourth generation ochre artist, a well presented young lady whose career is certain to flourish.  Deanne is now painting seriously as a profession and has been quickly collected by astute buyers.  Her works are eye-catching, well executed and her content wide.  Sure to succeed in the world of traditional ochre art painting.