Queenie McKenzie

The reverse of the painting has many notations including the artist’s signature: Dancer’s Pentacostal way holding Bible pictures in the air in front of baby Jesus our Saviour. Mawurruny – old bloodwood tree The school house and bough shed This painting is thank you to Father Bishop, Ted Beard and Mike Dillon who built our school Father Bishop said We will build you a school then you can pray to God for thank you. This good mob This Catholic people, they taught us different way So now we pray in our language ngapuny. Hills of old Texas long way behind Painting Father Bishop left his car down the track and walked up the road, kids looking He had long dress white colour. The he met God on the road He said Thank you for building the school Father Bishop told us this story He’s a good man. We believe the Bible way The sisters told us plenty of times