Trephina Sultan Thanguwa

One of the stories that Trephina’s paints is Kapi Nguru (From Water). In the paintings she depicts the country from a birds eye view, looking down at the creek beds, water holes and salt lakes.

Kapi-Nguru (From Water)
The following painting is ‘A birds eye view of the water courses on the land.

Kapi-Nguru (From Water)
The following painting is a beautiful commissioned work depicting water flowing across the landscape.

Kapi-Nguru (From Water)
In this stunning painting in a crisp black and white (like many of Trephina’s works can be hung in any direction) you can feel the rhythm of water through the land, creating the creeks and channels.

This painting represents the land where the water flows and leaves the markings on the land, the river beds and claypans and water ways.