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. Dimensions: 38 x 58cm

Mulla Mulla The purple Mulla Mulla, called Gumbarli in Yindjibarndi. It’s a bright purple flower that grows all over our Country, lining the roads and spreading wide after the seasons change. I love seeing this strong colour across the land when it comes into bloom. Dimensions: 29 x94cm

Dimensions: 77 x 94 cm

Emu Seeds In this painting I have depicted the pods of a shrub which is common in the Pilbara area. It is a smallish bush which comes into seed in September, when the Emu is visible in the Milky Way. This is the time the emu chicks hatch and it Read more…

Midnight Sky This painting reminds me of when we go camping out bush we always camp out in the flat where we can see the stars shining. Dimensions: 60 x 91.5 cm

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 . Dimensions: 60.5 x 91.5 cm

My Country The Pilbara is where my ancestors come from. The Yindjibarndi and Ngarluma people. There are many things that inspire me like the red hills and dirt, the many beautiful fresh water swimming holes, the rivers and creeks connected to them and the vibrant colours of the wildflowers that Read more…

Sea Turtles Jumping When we see sea turtles in the water, we watch them carefully. Sometimes they jump up out of the ocean and splash back down. This tells us they are getting ready to mate. Our people know that when this happens, the turtles will soon go to the Read more…

After the Big Rains After the rain the rivers and creeks in our Country comes alive with a new growth of plants. The landscape is filled with beautiful colours. We rejoice looking at our rivers and creeks full of water, so that we can go fishing, kids can go swimming Read more…

Wildflower Blue Gum