Walgun by artist Anthony J. Walker from the Yiman, Ghungalu, Gooreng Gooreng peoples of Central Queensland – features a unique view of Walgun (Cape Byron) in Byron Bay. This artwork is part of Anthony J. Walker's Cavanbah series, sharing the First Nations artist's personal impression of the Country he has lived on for the past thirty years: Arakwal Country, Bundjalung Nation.
The artwork explores Walker's profound connection to the environment, as a former Indigenous Park Ranger. Centered around the theme of "caring for Country", Walker's vibrant paintings invite viewers to consider their own relationship with the land, sea, and waterways.
At Walgun (Cape Byron), light moves slowly across rock, water, and sky. The tide pools hold fragments of blue, reflecting both the ocean beyond and the sky above, framed by ancient stone.
Painterly drips and soft reflections dissolve hard edges, allowing land, sea, and sky to flow into one another. Nothing is fixed. Instead, the work captures a moment of balance - where change and stillness exist side by side, and Country is felt rather than defined.

Created on Arakwal Country, Bundjalung Nation, Walgun carries a sense of calm continuity. It invites the viewer to pause and immerse themselves in the quiet presence of Country as it shifts, breathes, and remembers.
Original artwork.
Materials: Matisse Acrylic Paint on 15oz Museum-Grade Canvas.
The 4cm deep sides are painted blue.
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.