Charles Blackman 'Butterfly' still life on the Sunshine Coast

on the Sunshine Coast

titled and editioned in margin D Frazer

and invokes an instant sense of calm - as if there is a friendly energy watching over you

The magic of ‘Pouring Tea’ lies in its subject’s unawareness

Charles Blackman 'Butterfly' still life on the Sunshine CoastButterflies possess a dual resonance in Charles Blackmans work. They are on one hand, symbols of transformation the exquisite result of a metamorphosis from caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly. They also, on the other hand, connect to Blackmans iconic Alice in Wonderland series. In Butterfly, this duality is present. Eyes peer through the creatures wings, perhaps Alice has been transfigured into an insect? Or maybe the butterfly is part person, a