Janet Long Nakamarra was born in 1960 at Anninie in the traditional land of Warntaparri people in Australia. She began painting in 1989 as her Aunts May and Molly Napurrula showed her how to paint the traditional body paint designs for her Warntaparri Dreaming. Janet started with small boards and then moved to canvas when the local store in her home town of Willowra started supplying the material. Later on her brother Malcolm Jagamarra a famous Aboriginal artist saw the talent in Janet and taught her advanced techniques of using acrylic paint on canvas. This medium made it easier for Janet to teach people about her culture and the stories handed down from her ancestors. Janet is also a Linguist by training and has produced bi-lingual litera...