The Greening

May is here and the land grows greener!
A painting inspired by going to the Jack-in-the-Green festival in Hastings with my aunties almost every May I can remember. It’s an old UK tradition the town revived in the 80s and is an excuse for much merriment, leaves and dancing and, for me at least, seeing family who live far away. Today’s festival is of course cancelled so here is my take on the Jack who is ‘slain’ at the end of the day to release the spirit of summer!