Upon returning to Australia, Longstaff continued to paint and teach art.

However, by the late 1950s, he had begun painting abstract art.

In 1976, he had another vision to paint sacred art.

"It's not something you paint or put art over and cover up," he added.

Two years later, when he is released, he finds that Valborg is painting art.

All he wanted from life was the freedom to paint abstract and Surrealist art.

He has been painting folk art since 1972 and has quite a unique style of art.

I paint and construct art through bending language.

He gave up photography after 1856 but continued to paint and collect art.

He temporarily stopped working in the 1870s, for seemingly unknown reasons, but began painting historical art in the 80s.