Yinjaa-Barni Art

Purple Mulla Mulla Purple Mulla Mulla among the grasses grows, blending beautifully with the bushes.

Ashes from the Bush Fire These are the ashes rising up out of the flames from a bush fire. Fires bring new growth for our country.

Milky way Certain times of the year you can see the dark shape of an emu among the stars of the Milky way. During wintertime, when you can see the shape of its neck and head, you know that emus are ready to start laying their eggs. When you see Read more…

Willow Creepers Branches with Sunlight Coloured Circles This painting depicts the sunlight shining through the branches of the willow tree creating coloured orbs.

Rainbow Colours & Rainbow Birds There are many kinds of birds in my country. They come in all sorts of rainbow colours.

Summer Leaves The Pilbara bush is surprisingly resilient and the plants can survive many months without rain. We use many of the leaves as medicine like our ancestors taught us.

Pilbara Colours In our land when you come to our country you will see lots of colours in the rocks. This painting is about these colours – ochres, reds and oranges, which stream across the rock face as the sun gets lower in the sky.

Sturt Pea This is my interpretation of the Sturt Pea. It has a vibrant red flower and a succulent sweet juice that can be eaten.

Hidden Valley We have many of these hidden creeks running through our country. Some are dry, but you know there is water beneath the surface because of the birds flying into the thick growth of grass alongside. This is where we will find a soak for water.

Rugged Country of the Pilbara During dry summer months our country looks so dry, but the beauty of the red earth, the spinifex and dry grass make it beautiful.