Yinjaa-Barni Art

My Pilbara Landscape

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.

Wildflowers of the Pilbara My great grandchild Zandaya (8 years old) also worked with me. It’s a painting of the wildflowers of the pilbara.

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Spinifex Country In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or put it into hot water to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar Read more…

Spinifex Country In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or put it into hot water to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar Read more…

Hamersley Wildflowers After the big rain in the Hamersley Range you notice how quickly the country starts to bloom with all the beautiful wild flowers.

Sea Turtles We have some beautiful ocean creatures in the Pilbara. I love watching the sea turles swimming and surfacing for air. I paint them in my own style and patterns.

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.

Bloodheart Tree This is the bloodheart tree that has the jayimarra flower. The bark can be burnt and rubbed onto skin like a sunscreen, to keep cool.