About Heather Blacklock

The quill style looks deceptively simple. In many of Heather's paintings she uses a droplet shape to build up a pointillist picture, usually of an animal painted in white on a single-colour background - either black or red. The tail of the droplet gives her work an unusual sense of movement.

"It has a 3D effect and people want to touch it," says Ray (Heather's husband). "I call it Braille art. Aboriginal people get excited about it. Once an old fellow started to dance when he saw one of Heather's paintings."
"It makes me feel proud of my culture, getting their approval," adds Heather. "It makes the paintings worth doing even more. When you see your people looking at something you've done, it's a bit emotional, like going home and showing your mum."