Brenton Thorne

Southern River College

Year 8

Acrylic painting on canvas

50 x 60 cm

My acrylic painting shows a snake crawling along the Southern River in Perth, symbolising the place where I live. I chose the snake because for Aboriginal people it is a symbol of strength, creativity and continuity since ancient times. Many artists in my community have depicted snakes in their paintings and I wanted to do this too, but with my own design.