Grass Seed Dreaming Kathleen-petyarre-tag Barbara developed her own subject

Barbara developed her own subject matter

Her paintings depict the grass in various states: burning

Although Ada would tell you that she had been painting all her life

tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century

This upbringing connected her deeply to her country and its customs

Grass Seed Dreaming Kathleen-petyarre-tag Barbara developed her own subjectIn 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