A hairdo?

Signs of progressive reopening of businesses. I'm not sure about those colours. I think I'll stick to a subtle shade of grey.

On holiday in Australia a few years ago I came to admire greatly the paintings of Aboriginal artists.  Of particular interest were those of intricate patterns comprised of small colourful dots of paint. They depict specific locations, often associated with a mythological event or person.

A leading exponent was Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri.  He was a stockman for most of his life who took up painting watercolours as well as decorating and carving boomerangs and other items for tourists. He adopted the dot art style in the 1970s, after losing the sight in one eye in a riding accident. He died in 2002, aged 70, the day before he was to receive the Order of Australia for his contribution to the Australian Aboriginal community. 

In Worm Dreaming (1987) the representation of the dreaming individual takes the form of an intricate and perfect palette of colours and design.

Corkwood Dreaming (1992) combines blocks of colour as well as linear structures and groups of dots, in a geometric almost cartographical image.

More country music today, with a first listen to Tyler Childers' album Purgatory, on which my favourite track was Whitehouse Road.

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