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John Kemp
Xanthorrhoea WA
Acrylic on canvas
Xanthorrhoea Johnsonii. Grass tree. "Black boy". Yacca. Known by many names (some not appropriate) but iconic in the Australian landscape.
I came across these beauties by the hundreds (which is unusual today due to land clearing) near Toodyay WA.
It filled me with joy to see them in such abundance, and I felt compelled to preserve the scene in paint - not just as a memory.
Size: 94 × 64 cm
$2750
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About John Kemp
John Kemp was born in Sydney, where he won the Southern Cross Art Exhibition (under 18s) and lived there until the age of 12 when his family moved to the Sunshine Coast.
Working as a tour guide from Tasmania and Kangaroo Island to The Kimberley, Arnhem Land and New Zealand, fired his passion for landscapes. He painted on days-off and sold to tourists and fellow staff-members.
Some difficult personal circumstances stopped him painting for many years. Now, heading for retirement, John has returned to his art.
Acrylics are his preferred medium, having previously worked in oils, pottery and fibreglass.
