Bethany has only been painting for a couple of years. In this small time, she has developed into a very talented artist who paints several dreams with Bush Medicine Leaves & Bush Yam being two of the more prominent dreaming. She has developed her skills from a close family member the highly talented and respected artist Jeannie Petyarre as Bethany is married to Jeannie’s son Dempsey Pula who is also an artist
Her work is characterized by vibrant fresh colours and designs celebrating the spirit of the yam plant (Kurrajong Tree) as it generates year after year to feed the people. ‘Bush Medicine’ relates to the process of mixing various fruits and plants with animal fat to create bush medicine.
