SIZE: 45 X 50 CM​
 
MEDIUM: COLOURED PENCILS ON PAPER, MOUNTED TO A WOODEN PANEL,
EDGES FRAMED WITH LEATHER 
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The paper surface is covered with a few layers of special fixative spray that keeps paper from damage and fading.
 
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I’ve lived in Australia for 3 years, and abroad for 8.

Being Russian has never been a significant part of my identity and I always wanted to be a ‘citizen of the world’. But there’s that deep part of my soul that often chooses to play Tschaikovsky over Bach, googles how to buy an original Dostoevsky novel in Sydney, and longs to go see Nutcracker ballet when Christmas decorations begin to pop up all over the city.

To connect to that part of me, to the love of the classic Russian culture, I got inspired to make this piece.