Patsy Long Kemarre together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre & Kathleen Kemarre are recognized Australian artists from the Utopia region, view BIOGRAPHY

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Patsy Long Kemarre together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre and Kathleen Kemarre are all established artists from the Utopia region. Patsy's depiction of the bush medicine plant is brought to life by star like motifs throughout her paintings. Patsy has been painting for Mbantua for a number of years and continues to provide us with her high quality and detailed paintings. There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild Passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant. Dot work in this painting represents the seeds of the wild Passionfruit, yellow and orange designs represent the fruit, green designs represent its leaf and white designs represent its beautiful flowers.

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Artist: Pasty Long
Title: Wild Passionfruit PLO7044-2
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45 cm
Price (framed): $950

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Artist: Pasty Long
Title: Wild Passionfruit  PLO7044-3
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45 cm
Price (framed): $950

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Artist: Pasty Long
Title: Wild Passionfruit  PLO7044-4
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45 cm
Price (framed): $950

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Artist: Pasty Long
Title: Wild Passionfruit  PLO7044-1
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 35 x 35cm
Framed Size: 45 x 45 cm
Price (framed): $950

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Artist: Pasty Long
Title: Wild Passionfruit  PLMB035850
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Image Size: 123 x 35cm
Framed Size: 140 x 45 cm
Price (framed): $2,200

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There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant.
Dot work in this painting represents the seeds of the wild passionfruit, yellow and orange designs represent the fruit, green designs represent its leaf and white designs represent its beautiful flowers.

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 Patsy Long Kemarre Biography

Patsy Long Kemarre together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre and Kathleen Kemarre are all established artists from the Utopia region. Patsy's depiction of the bush medicine plant is brought to life by star like motifs throughout her paintings. Patsy has been painting for Mbantua for a number of years and continues to provide us with her high quality and detailed paintings.

Wild Passionfruit Dreaming
Dot work in Patsy painting represents the seeds of the wild passionfruit, yellow and orange designs represent the fruit, green designs represent its leaf and white designs represent its beautiful flowers. The sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant.

There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant.

Source & FURTHER REFERENCES:
  "Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert - A Biographical Dictionary" by Vivien Johnson, published by Craftsman House 1994,
  "The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture" edited by Sylvia Kleinert and Margo Neale published by OUP 2000,
  “Australian Aboriginal Artist Encyclopedia” – dictionary of biographies” Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004).
 Brody, A. 1989 Utopia women’s Paintings: the First Works on Canvas, A summer Project, 1988-89 exhib. Cat. Heytesbury Holdings, Perth Brody, A. 1990 Utopia, a picture Story, 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Homes a Court Gallery and gallery Collection, Heytesbury Holdings LTD Perth NATSIVAD database;  Latz, P. 1995, Bushfires & Bushtucker, IAD Press, Alice Springs.