Yinjaa-Barni Art

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.

Living Country This in a painting about Yindjibarndi Country. A land full of stories told by old people and handed down to the next generation, to the next generation. This painting is made with designs and patterns shown to me by God. The patterns of the animals and the circles Read more…

Pilbara Wildflowers My country is alive with wildflowers in season. They carpet the landscape with many colours from the red of the sturt peas to the yellow of the acacia bush flowers.

Sturt Pea The Sturt Pea has a vibrant red flower.It has a succulent sweet juice that can be eaten. This is my interpretation of this flower which blooms all over my country.

Turtle Dreaming When we see sea turtles it can mean that they can be mating and that makes us aware that they will soon be going to lay eggs. Some of our people eat the eggs and turtles.

Pilbara Creeks During the rainy season many creeks are hidden among the rocky hills of the Pilbara country. The locals from this area like fishing on the banks of the creeks, catching many different varieties of fish.

Waterholes Around Mining Country These are the waterholes left after mining. As the years go on the country fights back and new life springs up.

Our Country (The Pilbara) Pilbara is the country where we the Yindjibarndi people live and share many of our cultural stories and history that have been passed onto us by our ancestors of how they used to walk through the flat country we call the (Table Lands) visiting family members Read more…

Pilbara Hills In our country we have many hills of all different shapes and sizes. When driving through country at different times the colours change and some of the hills look like velvet in the evening and morning light. I love watching the country change. With the seasons the colours Read more…

Sturt Pea Spinifex (jurlawirdinyabirding baru) This is the sturt pea growing amongst the spinifex on my country.