A place where you can enter your own thoughts about the Hermannsburg School. If you have any history to share, please make an entry. Thank you to all who previously made an entry in my guestbook; sadly due to a technical fault all existing entries were lost.

Chris Hunter, 29/01/2007

OSCAR NAMATJIRA

During 1969 - 70 I made several visits to Alice Springs and bought several Aboriginal Paintings by different artists including a signed watercolor by Oscar Namatjira that looks similar to many of his Ghost Gum paintings of the McConnel range.

I also have one signed by a Gabriella Wallace of whom I can find no record in an on line search of Aboriginal Artists.

How can I get more information about Oscar\'s paintings and hopefully a general value for his signed paintings

Posted by Bernard Lamoureux on 05/19/09 01:24:11

Brenton Raberaba

Hello

I found it very interesting to read about the different artists on your website. I have inherited a painting by Brenton Raberaba which was given to my mother many years ago by her sister. It is a restful painting of a large ghost gum in the left hand side foreground, with other smaller trees leading to mountain ranges in the distance.

Posted by Leanne on 02/01/09 12:53:37

Henoch Raberaba

My family emigrated to Australia in 1958 and my father was a doctor at the Alice Springs hospital from September 1958 to March 1959.

We lived next door to the hospital, sometime during that time my mother bought a painting from the artist who came to our door, I was there at the time, so it could have been during the school summer holidays, I was so pleased to find some information about this wonderful painter from your website, I treasure the painting. It brings back very happy memories of our time in Alice Springs.

Posted by Zoe Gamble on 09/22/08 14:43:39

Linda Namatjira

Hi, I have just bought a lovely dot painting at an auction. It is approx 10x8. I removed the frame curious to see if there any clues to the artist on the back and found the name Linda Namatjira and the name of the painting \"Two women sitting in a waterhole\" Women is mispelled \"wemon\" Can anyone tell me if this would be Ewald\'s daughter born in 1962?

Posted by Jane on 08/18/08 12:16:05

hi

hi there i like your paintings, i\'m from hermannsburg myself aswell

Posted by glenda.booth on 03/03/08 14:53:42

pareroultjas

great concept!! fantastic to see and read on my grandmother Therese Pareroultja\'s brothers Otto, Ruben and Edwin. I remember Ruben vagely as I was very young when he passed away but I do have great memories of Edwin. I hadnt had the opportunity to meet Otto as he passed on befoere my time. Thank you for the wonderful stories that my grandmother always told us about her three famous brothers.
We from time to time travel back to our homeland with the picturesque views that have been painted hundreds of times. We live next to the Finke river and have Mt Sonder as our backdrop.

Posted by phynea maher on 09/04/07 10:23:06

Rex Batterbee visit

As a young boy in the late 50,s and early 60,s my father was posted as a bank manager to Darwin for several years. We visited an art gallery in Alice Springs and my mother being a lover of painting spent many hours there admiring the art and sculptures in the gardens. The results were some beautiful paintings that hang today in our home and some wonderful dot hand painted cards, rich in colour that also grace our home. They remain the basis of some wonderful memories of am impressional boy who cherishes his childhood of discovery in the top end.

Posted by Nigel Forbes on 08/25/07 05:38:19

Herbert Raberaba

In 1973, as a new migrant to Australia, I visited Alice Springs where I was struck by the bright light and vibrant colours of the landscape. While there I purchased a painting that seemed to reflect the landscape very well; with a large ghost gum left of centre, a view down a valley and mountain ranges beyond. When I later settled in Melbourne the painting was suitably mounted and I have enjoyed it hanging on my lounge room wall ever since! I am delighted to discover your website and learn more about the painter and Hermannsburg. Thank you.

Posted by Michael on 06/01/07 12:01:37