Bernadine Kemarre Johnson b. 1974
Pencil Yam by Bernadine Kemarre Johnson, 2022
39 x 62 cm
15 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches
15 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches
acrylic on canvas
TIAA-BJ202252
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Bernadine learnt to paint from a young age and her skill is evident. Bernadine’s Bush Medicine leaves are uniquely identifiable by the bursts of leaves she paints across the canvas...
Bernadine learnt to paint
from a young age and her skill is evident.
Bernadine’s Bush Medicine leaves are uniquely identifiable by the bursts
of leaves she paints across the canvas to provide depth and an energised rhythm.
Bernadine also paints the Pencil Yam, using coloured strokes for the yams and
white dots for their tiny seeds. Both bush medicine, a healing source, and
pencil yams, a nutritious tucker, hold great cultural relevance for Indigenous
peoples. Bernadine prefers to paint in vibrant, contemporary colour fields, and her artworks
are well sought after.
from a young age and her skill is evident.
Bernadine’s Bush Medicine leaves are uniquely identifiable by the bursts
of leaves she paints across the canvas to provide depth and an energised rhythm.
Bernadine also paints the Pencil Yam, using coloured strokes for the yams and
white dots for their tiny seeds. Both bush medicine, a healing source, and
pencil yams, a nutritious tucker, hold great cultural relevance for Indigenous
peoples. Bernadine prefers to paint in vibrant, contemporary colour fields, and her artworks
are well sought after.
