My Mother's Country Stephen-nelson-tag followed by the founding of

followed by the founding of a Baptist mission there in 1947

acrylic on linen

From the early 1980s

The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru

1982 Georges Exhibition

My Mother's Country Stephen-nelson-tag followed by the founding ofIn 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