Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen She subsequently gained recognition as

She subsequently gained recognition as one of Australia’s most prominent Indigenous artists

underground springs

Whilst at Papunya

linear designs and bold

its unique features

Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen She subsequently gained recognition asIn 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