Bush Medicine Leaf, 91x91cm Sheila Gardiner

Bush Medicine Leaf, 91x91cm Sheila GardinerSusie Pope Acrylic on Linen 91cm x 91cm Susie Pope has depicted bush medicine leaf cascading across the canvas in brilliant colour. Bush medicine is a recurring theme in Susie's work, the work draws on a motif made popular by other great Alyawarr and Anmatyere, Susie will often also emphasise leaves with her signature white dotting, representing the tiny seeds from which bush medicine grows. The work reflects Susies childhood spent near the Wilora

her approach to painting therefore embraces the concept of everywhen

"Bush jam (yarla)

sit out with the crowbar and dig the potato

Textural blocks of colour sit against exaggerated details applied with energetic brush strokes in Rita Beasley's evocative depictions of her Country around Wutunugurra

Vicky's works are notable for their movement

She was 12 when she was taken away from her family

This is what I see

depicts Wartumpa

honey ants (yurrampi)

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using them as a platform to investigate colour and form

year before