Easter Greetings

Pictured top: Underdrawing for Daisy Chain, a linocut in progress; pigmented drawing ink with touches of acrylic, 21.5 x 21.5 cm. 

The Michaelmas daisies represented in the work are associated with Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere (September-November) and were named for the time of year in which they flower. 

Here in the Southern Hemisphere, however, Autumn coincides with Easter and in Australia they are affectionately known as Easter daisies.

Directly following: Selected photos from a delightful Good Friday afternoon walk with Shane Jones (second from top below) in the wetlands by Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree.

For Shane and I, no Easter would be complete without the film Easter Parade. Every Irving Berlin song is a gem, the choreography is dazzling, and both are impeccably performed by its extraordinary leads: Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and Ann Miller. But my all time favourite is Drum Crazy, a number written especially for Fred Astaire, who was a fine drummer in his own right.The following still was snapped in our home cinema screen during today’s screening.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter.