Yinjaa-Barni Art

Early Morning Colours on the Pilbara Rocks In the early morning as you travel through the Pilbara country, the sun glistens against the hills and the colours shine.

Wildflowers in the 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 Read more…

Fortescue Running This story is about the Fortesuce River and during the cyclone season, we notice our country is filled with running water, this is a time when the fortesuce river is running with water and filled with good fish and the country is filled with wild flower’s and blooming Read more…

Spinifex Country Our country is covered with spinifex. In the old days, our elders would grind the spinifex seeds to make flour to make into damper. The resin from the spinifex can be used to make glue. The kangaroos also find shelter among the spinifex bushes, to hide themselves from Read more…

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…

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…

Burst of Spring Springtime is a beautiful blending of colours in our country. After the rain all the wild flowers come up in a pattern like a puzzle. The artist often sponges her background using colours which include red, pink, yellow’s and orange. She painted over this background with her Read more…

Millstream Water lily Millstream Lily pond is at the Millstream Homestead.The early settlers brought the water lilies with them and created a beautiful oasis with a large lily pond. This place is a significant site for the Yinjibarndi people and one they like to visit frequently.

Millstream Water lily Millstream Lily pond is at the Millstream Homestead.The early settlers brought the water lilies with them and created a beautiful oasis with a large lily pond. This place is a significant site for the Yinjibarndi people and one they like to visit frequently.

Mt Florence stockyard My Grandfather as a young man used to work on a station in a stockyard breaking in horses and bringing in cattle and sheep to the yard.After finishing this painting although being simple from my other design’s I was very happy to have thought of it because Read more…