Sea Turtle / Unfinished Business
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.
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Pilbara Wildflowers in the Spring
These are the Pilbara wildflowers that burst forth in Spring. You can see the purple and pink Mulla Mulla, the Bluebells over the orange and greens of the earth and its bushes. These are all slightly hidden behind the spinifex grass, dotted over the top. My country comes alive in Spring.
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My Design
In her recent series of black and white works, Melissa is interested in exploring painting using only two colours on a textured surface. She says: It’s a nice change from my big, coloured paintings. I spend a lot of time thinking about the painting so I can get it right from the start. I like to start with a clear idea of what I want to do. If I don’t get it right, I won’t touch it until I know where I want it to go, and that might take days of looking and thinking. I have to have the vision of the painting clearly in my mind. When the experiment has gone right, I love it. Knowing that the buyer will love it and cherish it makes it worthwhile. It feels good to make someone else happy.
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Running Rivers
After a big rain the are all running we all go out bush to spend the day and enjoy the running rivers.
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Sturt Pea
The Sturt Pea has a vibrant red flower.It has a succulent sweet juice that can be eaten.
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Running Rivers
After a big rain the are all running we all go out bush to spend the day and enjoy the running rivers.
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Gardangu ‘Bush Lolly’ Wildflowers
This is a painting of the sugar lolly tree before the flowers have fallen off. When the flowers fall off we go out bush and find the bush gum lolly, (the lolly is the sap that oozes out of the tree).
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Our Country
When you take the time to go off the main road and through the bush tracks you see the most beautiful wildflowers and waterholes in my country. You can see the tracks and the pink and purple Mulla Mulla, the Bluebells, the land and the Spinifex around the waterholes in this painting.
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Harding Dam (Bungarliyarra… meaning two sisters)
This is Harding Dam, in my grandmothers country. You can see beautiful wildflowers, dotted along the water course.
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Yindjibarndi Country
This is part of the cliff range at Solomon Ranges on the way to Satellite Springs in the Table Land area. Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before the are redeveloped. His ability to capture the colours and essence of the Pilbara landscape is incredible.