JANELLE STOCKMAN NAPALTJARRI
Language Group Western Arrernte Country Mt. Dennison (north west of Alice Springs) - Area Arnkawenyerr, North of Utopia Subject(s): Country, Bush Foods, Snake Hole, Colours Janelle began painting in 2001.She has always wanted to paint but has been busy raising a family. Being surrounded by the very habitual painting life of the Arnkawenyerr community, the other artists encouraged her to start and continue giving her much support. Arnkawenyerr lies just outside of Urapuntja on Alyawarr lands but is still known as the Utopia region. Janelle divides her time here with her husband's family (Mary, Lucky and Sarah Morton and Angelina Pwerle to name a few top artists) and her traditional home land at Hermannsburg and Papunya. Billy Stockman, who is famed for being one of the original members of the Papunya Tula artists, is Janelles grandfather. Janelle's paintings have always been noted as very contemporary in style and colour. Her earliest works featured bold lineage, dot work and traditional concentric circles. Also the story of the Snake Hole was re-invented on to the canvas. However, Janelle wanted to do something totally different to everyone else; a new style. She drew up inspiration from a number of places; the landscape, a story from her past and her dream to be a famed artist like her grandfather; such that her works do not tell a story of her ancient dreamtime but simply any expression of herself. Janelle has always said that she paints from within, like any artist, using freedom of expression. She loves mixing beautiful colours, whether they are bright or pastel, or making a bold statement with black and white. She says that the colours of the bush and her environment are all of these. What are known as her free style paintings are a mix of colours that are literally poured on to the canvas and are directed with Janelle's various methods. There are two other styles that Janelle frequently paints; that of a variation of a dump-dump method (small brush dots integrated with each other) and her ringlets of colourful swirls. The way she paints the latter with the brush is likened to a ballerina dancing across the canvas. Janelle is keen to become one of Australia's top artists. From the moment her new designs surfaced, her work was admired by many and featured in exhibitions around Australia.
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