One of the most versatile of Australian artists, Mara is widely revered for her naïve art - having won numerous awards for her work and been the feature artist at many exhibitions.

For time means tucker, and tramp they must,
where the plains and scrubs are wide,
With seldom a track that a man can trust, or a mountain peak to guide;
All day long in the flies and heat the men of the outside track
With stinted stomachs and blistered feet
must carry their swags Out Back.

[Henry Lawson]