'The return of hope'?

“Parades and Popsicles” (acrylic on canvas), by Amantha Tsaros, in her show “Feral Joy,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Nov. 28.

The gallery describes her show as “lively forms in paintings that celebrate the return of hope.’’

She’s based in Lexington, Mass.

“The Old Belfry’’ in Lexington. From the original version of this structure a bell was rung to warn townspeople of advancing British troops before the battles of Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, the first major battles of the American Revolution. It’s rung every April 19 at 5:30 a.m. in celebration of that day.

— Photo by Oeoi