Yinjaa-Barni Art

Waterholes This painting shows the many waterholes you find in the Pilbara region. Some are well known, others are hidden amongst the hills.

Wildflowers My Country has many beautiful wildflowers. They inspire my paintings

Milinja (fresh water fish) When I go out bush with my family my kids love to go fishing. In our fresh water pools we catch fresh water fish called milinja we cook them on the fire and eat it with damper.

Wildflowers on My Country We have so many wildflowers in the Pilbara in many beautiful colours.

Blue Gum Tree (Ganyji ) Blue Gum Tree (Ganyji) The Blue Gum Tree, gets its name because of its bluish leaves. In Yindjibarndi language it is called Ganyji, in English, Kanji Bush (Acacia pyrifolia).This painting depicts elements of the bush – its blue leaves and yellow flowers against the red Read more…

Serpent The water snake belonging to the Yinjarbarndi people doesn’t like any noise or certain people like strangers from other places and its bad enemy, the plain kangaroo.

Letting Go This painting represents the warmth and love I have for a lady I was proud to call my mother. After losing her, I as an artist felt myself being motivated to do a series of paintings to deal with my grief and the void she has left in Read more…

Sea Turtle We like to watch the turtles come up to the sore and lay their eggs. Sometimes we see the little baby turtles hatch and run down the beach to the ocean.

After the Bushfire After the bushfire when you look at the Country it looks bare, there’s no vegetation, just a small amount of growth within the area. The moist at night, I call it the bunyjad (heavy dew) when it falls at night and it brings a little bit of Read more…

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