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My Mother's CountryIn 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

The fruits hang on long stalks

1985 Aboriginal Artists Gallery

My husband and my sister were both cheeky

she also shares with her six sisters the Thorny Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming

Her artwork portrays stories from the Mt Allan area

Crocodile Hole and lived there for many years

Beryline moved to Frog Hollow Community

The rhythmic swaying of the grass inspired original

1948) is a distinguished Aboriginal artist born in the Haasts Bluff region of the Northern Territory of Australia

Recognition and Legacy

Phyllis was also a singer and dancer with the Neminuwarlin Performance Group in its production of Fire

and contributing to the mission at Lajamanu and Balgo