Grass Size:120 x 180 cm This upbringing connected her deeply

This upbringing connected her deeply to her country and its customs

Janet lived between Halls Creek

and occasionally flying

A finalist in the 2003 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award

including Water

Grass Size:120 x 180 cm This upbringing connected her deeplyIn 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