Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Minnie Pwerle (c

Minnie Pwerle (c

Crocodile Hole and lived there for many years

Portulaca oleracea is a vital food source for desert people because it is highly nutritious and still manages to set seed during times of low rainfall

body paint

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

Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen Minnie Pwerle (cIn 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