Yinjaa-Barni Art

Coral Reef When the tide goes out it leaves all the weeds among the rockholes mixed with all the colourful coral from the ocean.

Sea Turtle / Unfinished Business 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 Wildflowers in the Spring These are the Pilbara wildflowers that burst forth in Spring. You can see the purple and pink Mulla Mulla, the Bluebells over the orange and greens of the earth and its bushes. These are all slightly hidden behind the spinifex grass, dotted over the top. Read more…

My Design In her recent series of black and white works, Melissa is interested in exploring painting using only two colours on a textured surface. She says: It’s a nice change from my big, coloured paintings. I spend a lot of time thinking about the painting so I can get Read more…

Running Rivers After a big rain the are all running we all go out bush to spend the day and enjoy the running rivers.

Sturt Pea The Sturt Pea has a vibrant red flower.It has a succulent sweet juice that can be eaten.

Running Rivers After a big rain the are all running we all go out bush to spend the day and enjoy the running rivers.

Gardangu ‘Bush Lolly’ Wildflowers This is a painting of the sugar lolly tree before the flowers have fallen off. When the flowers fall off we go out bush and find the bush gum lolly, (the lolly is the sap that oozes out of the tree).

Our Country When you take the time to go off the main road and through the bush tracks you see the most beautiful wildflowers and waterholes in my country. You can see the tracks and the pink and purple Mulla Mulla, the Bluebells, the land and the Spinifex around the Read more…

Harding Dam (Bungarliyarra… meaning two sisters) This is Harding Dam, in my grandmothers country. You can see beautiful wildflowers, dotted along the water course.