Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Barbara was taken to Bungalow

Barbara was taken to Bungalow (now the ‘Telegraph Station’) in Alice Springs and later to other children’s homes around the country

is a celebrated Aboriginal artist who began her career during the batik era and remains a pivotal figure in the Aboriginal painting movement

In her paintings Marissa depicts her country

At Puyurru the bird dug up a giant snake

Barbara Weir (c1945 – 2023) was one of the most collected

Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Barbara was taken to BungalowIn 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