My Mother's Country Stephen-nelson-tag Her grandmother

Her grandmother

During 1977

Abie’s reputation is built upon her exceptional attention to detail and her mastery of fine dotting

1982 Georges Exhibition

and the plants and animals inhabiting it

My Mother's Country Stephen-nelson-tag Her grandmotherIn 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