Grass Seed Dreaming Nancy-napanangka--gibson-tag Her depicted Dreamings included Bush

Her depicted Dreamings included Bush Berry

and Loomoogool Blue Tongue Lizard Dreaming in which a prominent landscape feature is seen from the side

Contour lines follow the small hills

having had a hugely successful artistic career first at Ernabella Arts and then at Ninuku Arts

After a period of figurative and traditional work

Grass Seed Dreaming Nancy-napanangka--gibson-tag Her depicted Dreamings included BushIn 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