Grass Seed Dreaming Size:120 x 120 cm in Nyirripi

in Nyirripi

remains highly valued by the women of Utopia

She was the daughter of Irish station owner Jack Weir and Minnie Pwerle

Following her late start in painting

The sacred stories and songs are the spiritual foundation on which Barbara bases her paintings

Grass Seed Dreaming Size:120 x 120 cm in NyirripiIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural