Jeffrey Makin 'Australia Felix Portfolio' nature Philadelphia Museum and London’s National

Philadelphia Museum and London’s National Portrait Gallery

‘Zebrasses’ is a find that will never change its stripes

From the 1963 painting

'Herero Woman

The work was inspired by the crown which adorns the Regal Theatre in Subiaco

Jeffrey Makin 'Australia Felix Portfolio' nature Philadelphia Museum and London’s NationalAustralian Felix first entered the Australian lexicon in 1836 when explorer Major Mitchell used it to describe the rich pastoral bounds of the Murray River. With felix denoting lucky in Latin, the phrase has become synonymous with the impossible tenacity of the Australian landscape and spirit. Jeffrey Makin calls on this gravitas in his portfolio Australian Felix a series of 10 etchings created for World Environment Week, 2004. In collaboration with