Jimmy McKenzie was born on Texas Downs Station near Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) in the East Kimberley and spent all his early life growing up and working the stock camps with his mother Queenie McKenzie on and around this country. His work variously depicts  Purnululu or country on Texas Downs Station in the East Kimberley, home to Wirdim, one of the artist's favourite places. The winding drive to Wirdim climbs through ridge country which form the foothills of the Carr Boyd Ranges. 

His Purnululu works depict the beehive shaped hills of the Bungle Bungle massif on Texas Downs Station - his Country and  birth place. Now a World Heritage Site, Purnululu has become a significant tourist attraction and many thousands of visitors arrive each dry season to fly over, camp and walk the creeks and ravines of the Bungle Bungle Range.