his paintings depict scenes from the tingari cycle (sacred and secret songs about the ancestors of the pintupi). he uses only four colours at most, sticking to earthy, ochre colours to reflect the desert landscape. the places he depicts in his paintings are part of his traditional country, including marruwa, mintarnpi, wanapatangu, mina mina, naami, yarrawangu and wilkinkarra (lake mackay). these were places where the ancestors stopped for ceremonies when travelling across the country.