ELVERINA JOHNSON | 'Fishing at Weembal' | 2025 | Painting Valerie Keenan Then came the birth of

Then came the birth of our son

the word I can’t use for cultural reasons

But it’s all in the enquiring

whereby she began creating artworks with a new visual language

It was called “leewar” in English its “chasey”

ELVERINA JOHNSON | 'Fishing at Weembal' | 2025 | Painting Valerie Keenan Then came the birth ofThis one is called 'Fishing at Weembal. Weembal was where we would always go fishing. I have a lot of good memories from that place. My whole family would be lined up along the water with their fishing lines in, waiting patiently. It didn't matter whether we caught anything or not. It was one of those places that just felt calm and peaceful. There would be a fire going, fish cooking, women singing and children laughing. When I think about Weembal,