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Seeds and Waterways I am inspired by the colours in the rocks, the seeds on the ground, and the way water moves through the land. When I paint, I think about the flow of a waterway. Water is always moving, and I follow that movement in my lines and shapes. Read more…

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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.

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After the Rain After the rain the rivers and creeks in our country come alive with a new growth of plants . The country 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…

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Walking through Country (Kenny) Walking through Country to ancestral grounds. Small circles in between footprints are rockpiles which mark the path much like GPS points today.

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My Country In this painting, My Country, the yellow and white circles represent the sun and moon. The blue circles represent the waterhole where the Warlu (snake) lives. The green circle represents the wet season and how it brings new life to the land. The two camps on opposite sides Read more…

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Spinifex Country The golden hues of dried spinifex and rich red ochres is iconic to the Pilbara landscape. Materials found in nature were used in creation of this artwork including earth pigments and dried spinifex. Dimensions: 90.5 x 91.5 cm

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Early Morning Mist The early morning mist over the water is the smoke from the breakfast fires of the Marrga, the creation spirits. According to Yindjibarndi law, in the beginning the sky was very low. When the creation spirits, Marrga, arose from the ground they raised the sky and the Read more…

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Pilbara Highway Patrol As a Yindjibarndi man from Roebourne. I’ve grown up alongside the highways and trucks that connect our region. While industry has brought many changes to our home over the years, we know our Country remains, ever-present and always watching over us. 

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