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Figure in Raw Umber 2018 is a large drawing in pastel on paper of a young black woman with close-cropped hair whose body twists towards the viewer as she gazes defiantly outwards. The drawing has been rendered using only two colours: raw umber, as suggested by the work’s title, and black, used sparingly to define creases in the model’s clothing. The skin is treated tonally, creating sensual depth through shading and smudging of pastel, while the body is rendered through quick broken lines that convey dynamic movement. The work was drawn mostly from life in the artist’s studio in East London, occasionally supplemented by working from photographs. The sitter is Beverly Bennett, an artist who has been posing regularly for Johnson since she was introduced to her by the artist Sonia Boyce in 2014.