These are the purple flowers with little yellow inside that grow near the side of the road during. The leaves are also used as jammi (bush medicine). They come out during Pilbara wildflower season.
Name: Renee Wally
Language: Yindjibarndi
Biography:
Renee is a Yindjibarndi woman. She was born in Roebourne and has lived here most of her life. She grew up with her grandparents and other family in Roebourne. When Renee's parents passed, her Nanna Dora Soloman become a significant influence in her life. Renee learnt about bush medicine and bush foods from her Nanna and now uses this learning to inspire her paintings of native plants and flowers.
Renee likes to paint her grandmothers Country around the Harding Dam area, especially Bingyimarrida Hill. The Dam has a special significance to the artist as her great-grandfather was buried here. It is also her biological Nanna’s (Dora’s big sister) language name.
Renee started painting quite recently in 2021. She is drawn towards painting landscapes and plants. She begins with a background and then uses a loose spotting technique to blend and bring detail, colour and texture to her work. As an emerging artist, Renee is constantly experimenting with different techniques as she develops her own unique style.
Renee was recently selected to be involved in the REVEALED exhibition in Fremantle and is currently working on a body of work to be exhibited as part of a dual show with her husband Rodney Adams at Chalk Horse Gallery in Sydney.
Pilbara Wildflowers I paint my country in my own style. We have so many beautiful flowers that are watered by the rains. The Pilbara is a place of many beautiful colours.
Jammi on the Riverbank This artwork has the riverbank of Millstream. It’s a tropical oasis where we like to go swimming there, fishing and spending time with family. Along the Riverbank I’ve painted the bush Read more…
Murujuga- Campsites of the Yaburara Tribe This is the site where the Yaburara Tribe used to camp in Murujuga. We ars Yindjibarndi people look after this place now because the Yaburara people are no longer Read more…