Ochre Paintings - Lorraine Daylight

Lorraine Daylight learned her painting skills from senior artists Jack Britten and Hector Jandany, and from her father Gordon Barney. Much of Lorraine’s stories and inspiration comes from her family’s country on Texas Downs Station, on country called Ngarrgooroon. These stories are creation accounts from Ngarranggarni, the Dreaming creation time.

Lorraine also paints Birnoo, on Alice Downs Station, country that belonged to Lorraine’s paternal grandmother. Lorraine was taught to paint this Country by her father, Warmun artist Gordon Barney. Gordon was a skilled stockman, and spent much of his early adulthood mustering cattle through this area. As a result he was familiar with Birnoo and would take his family, including Lorraine, out on to Country during holidays from station work. So Lorraine learned about her father and grandmother’s Country and gradually began to paint it herself. This area is rich in ochre, so these trips could double as ochre collection trips, returning to Warmun with a fresh connection to Country and a renewed batch of ochre. The exhibition of Lorraine Daylight paintings is presented in association with Warmun Art Centre and all works are open to view at Japingka Gallery from 12 June – 24 July 2026.

Also featured at the gallery are paintings by senior artists of the East Kimberley including Freddie Timms, Queenie McKenzie, Jack Britten, Rover Thomas, Gordon Barney and Hector Jandanay.