Yinjaa-Barni Art

Coral Reef When the tide goes out it leaves all the weeds among the rockholes mixed with all the colourful coral from the ocean.

Old Tambrey Out Camp “This painting is of a hut where my grandmother and grandfathers grew up. They were all were born around this area but lived in this hut. There were 14 of them, plus their mums and dads. The reason I paint this is to record my memories Read more…

Peacock Feathers This artwork is inspired by the beautiful and intricate peacock feather. They are such stunning colours.

Mulla Mulla Around the Waterholes The mulla mulla flower is very prominent in the Pilbara during wildflower season. They’re beautiful, resilient flowers that spring up and carpet the country.

Bush Tomato Plants The Bush Tomato, which grows in the Pilbara area, is like the tomato we get in the shop. It’s a small, very prickly bush. The tomato is usually green, but when it turns a yellowy colour you can eat it. You just clean the black seeds out Read more…

Emu Seeds In this painting I have depicted the pods of a shrub which is common in the Pilbara area. It is a smallish bush which comes into seed in September, when the Emu is visible in the Milky Way. This is the time the emu chicks hatch and it Read more…

Olive Python Skin This painting is the artists interpretation of snake skin and patterns of the scales. The olive python is one of Australia’s largest snakes.

Pilbara Rocks This painting I did is of the Pilbara rocks. These Pilbara rocks are coloured ochre, red and oranges, which glow bright across the rock face as the sun gets lower in the sky. They were used as building bricks to make houses when I was young.

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.

Turtle Soup The Pilbara has a number of different turtles that live along the coastline.