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Sometimes referred to as the âGrand Old Man of the Kimberley', Jack Dale came to painting late in life, after many hardworking years as a stockman. As one of the last of the dwindling generation of old men who possessed complete knowledge of the rituals, law, and culture of his people, Dale was a vital link to the past. His most compelling and mysterious works focus on the Wandjina and other important spirit beings that created the land and instituted the laws that govern human behaviour. Wandjinas are powerful fertility spirits, responsible for the life-giving monsoon rains. Dale depicted these spirits in a distinctive style: ghostlike, with halos, and large, dark, pool-like eyes, without mouths, as he believed that giving them a mouth would mean the heavens would open and the rain would never cease.