That’s our dreaming, only bush plum. Amern Arnwekety. Sweet ones. Kwaty coming and they’re growing. They start off green then cooked go black. You can fill them up in billy can and eat them. Those seeds move all around the place. Anywhere in Utopia.

Biography

Born in 1961 Matthew is eldest son of renowned artist, Kathleen Ngale and Motorbike Paddy, and brother of Janie and Elizabeth Mpetyane. Living in Utopia Matthew rarely paints preferring a bush lifestyle. When he does paint his work are a beautiful expression of Bush Plum Dreaming (or Conkerberry Dreaming) drawing on the dot work style (representing ahakeye - bush plum or native current or citrus) over layers of paint his famous mother Kathleen and Aunty Polly Ngale used.

This story belongs to his country with associated songs, dances and symbols.