There are many Salt flats in the Pilbara.This painting depicts the water flowing underneath with the salt forming on top in ripples to show the movement of the ocean.
Name: Melissa Sandy
Language: Yindjibarndi
Biography:
Melissa Sandy was born in Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia in 1977 and has lived in Roebourne ever since."I started painting late in 2006. At first it was something to do to pass the time because I thought I had no artistic talent at all. A couple of paintings later I realised I did have my own style of painting. Painting helps me in so many ways. It helps me to relax, makes me feel more confident about myself and I have found that my art is a great way to express myself. I am so grateful to be able to paint. When any of my paintings are sold it makes me very happy to be able to make someone else happy. Please enjoy my work. Knowing that someone else is benefiting from my art makes it all worth while." Melissa Sandy has had no formal training but shows a natural flair for design and dot painting. She is meticulous about her choice of colours, spending a lot of time mixing her paints to achieve the right colours to complement each other. Her work has proven to be very popular. It is hard for her to get a body of work together as they are often sold before her work is finished. The stories that go with her paintings express the land and the plants from her country and the stories told by her elders. Melissa's work is highly individual and easily recognisable and she is constantly working on new methods of expression.
Wildflowers Blooming When the wildflowers came out, it would mean there would be fruit coming soon from the plants in different seasons.
Tide Going Out When the tide goes out it drags back the water and leaves behind patterns in the sand. This painting represents the water and the sand. I like to paint my country from Read more…
Ocean Spray After losing my son, I went down to the ocean with my partner. The way the waves hit the rocks along the shore, and the spray that followed…It was a special moment where Read more…