After the big rain in the Hamersley Range you notice how quickly the country starts to bloom with all the beautiful wild flowers.
Name: Dawn Sandy
Language: Yindjibarndi
Biography:
Dawn Sandy was born in Roebourne in 1976 and is the daughter of Yindjibarndi artist, Celia Sandy. Dawn started painting at the end of 2006 and took a TAFE short course in painting and design which upskilled her already natural abilities.
Dawn is a confident artist whose ideas flow freely and easily on to the canvas. She is naturally gifted in design and has a sure sense of colour. The inspiration for her paintings comes from spending time in her Country at different times of the year: the rocks, with the rich colours that pass over their surfaces at varying times of the day; the river and the bush flowers. She mostly paints from an aerial perspective and has developed a number of styles to depict her various subjects.
Dawn has won numerous awards for her unique style and her artwork has been collected nationally and internationally.
Layers of Earth and Ochre Ochre glows, it shows itself, waiting for me to discover its magic and beauty.
Claypan This painting shows the clay pan of the pilbara from an aerial perspective.
Pilbara Region This is a painting of the Claypan Wattle when it is ripe, but it’s poisonous. This shrub starts off as a light green colour and then, as it matures, it gets darker. The Read more…