‘Wild Flowers’ presents 50 works by Australian botanical illustrator Vera Scarth-Johnson (1912-1999). Compositions of native flora from the Endeavour River (Waalumbaal Birri) in Far North Queensland, rarely seen floral arrangement paintings, sketchbooks, drawings, photographs and records of correspondence with leading botanists and herbariums across the globe fill this exhibition. On show for the first time outside of Cooktown, these are some of the finest works by Scarth-Johnson highlighting her unique ability to represent form and detail in luminous colour.
Vera Scarth-Johnson, Erythrina phlebocarpa, watercolour on paper Vera Scarth-Johnson Collection Nature’s Powerhouse, Cooktown. Courtesy Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery, Queensland and Cairns Art Gallery, Queensland
Cairns Art Gallery
Until 25 February 2018
Queensland
