Australian+Dot+or+Dreamtime+Paintings

Man's first self portrait was his hand. Australia has a __RICH history__ of stories told by the people called __Aboriginal__ peoples. this name refers to the original people of Australia. Their stories are told __in two methods. One by speaking or orally. The other, would be visually, by their DOT PAINTINGS.__

These paintings are sometimes referred to as __DREAM TIME__ painting as the Aboriginese (like the American Navaho), believe that this world is not the real world but that a dream world. When we sleep and dream we enter the real world. There their paintings express this both in imagery and method.

Now, some paintings are depictions of real animals, but color and design are based in decoration and the Dream Time.

The painting are nature based having **__landscapes__** and **__animals.__** These painters use a secret code though, for their paintings. The paintings **where the landscapes become map like or in fact are maps, say to a water hole have depictions, abstract depictions of plants and rocks that point to the water hole or a safe place to sleep or whatever needs to be said.**


 * The tools are fingers, sticks, poles, rods, brushes and an assorted mix of paints. the original paints were most likely plant based mixed with mud and saliva. **

below paintings of aboriginals or aliens or skulls or gods.

the insides, the bone structure, the heart and lungs were all important to the rock painters and the Dot painters used this for a basis of their patterns

an old old rock painting of a kangaroo mothers and babies. one is climbing from his egg. are they underground? or are they in a creek?

big long snake



a map. you follow the foot prints. the other marks are symbols



these turtles really seem to float

this is a detail of a painting to show the line patterns around the dotted lizards

notice how the colors lead you eye through this parade of color. Kyra did a good job this is a door. can you find the little kangaroo? Three Lizards Dreaming