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Grass Seed DreamingIn 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

working daily alongside senior women and emerging talent from the APY region

The result is an enigmatic ‘look through’ effect

Two years later she had her first solo show

telling the story of her Country and its important cultural stories

For generations

whose name in Alyawarr is anemangkerr (pronounced similarly to numun-gurra)

Her work is held by Artbank and numerous private collections

Whilst her father worked as a stockman on the cattle station

In this painting Maureen has depicted her country

Art Gallery of South Australia

Drawing upon traditional ‘dreamings’ and mythologies

After his initiation into Pintupi law