 Despite this Whiskey did not start painting until he was 85 years old, in December 2005, when he "walked into the art centre as requested some canvas for himself".He went on the paint for the Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrngu Cooperative.This late start was not unexpected as Pitjantjatjara people were some of the last to embrace painting as an art form, being concerned about their sacred dreaming stories being on public display and being available for public sale.