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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…

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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).

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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…

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

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Yindjibarndi Country This is part of the cliff range at Solomon Ranges on the way to Satellite Springs in the Table Land area. Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before the are redeveloped. His ability to capture the colours and essence of the Pilbara Read more…

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Place in Murujuga ‘This is the area based in Murujuga where they will develope the Day Centre and footpath. This is one of the memories I captured in my mind when I visited to survey the land.’ Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before Read more…

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Yindjibarndi Country This is the top area of Satellite Springs. This is the reason the spring runs all year around. Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before the are redeveloped. His ability to capture the colours and essence of the Pilbara landscape is incredible.

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