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| New Painting: Russian Dolls |
While having my niece with us over the summer, I noticed her interest for the Russian dolls I have in display. I told her she could play with them if she wanted to, but to be gentle with them. And she did. A Russian doll, also called Russian nesting doll, is made of wood and comes in a set with each smaller doll placed one inside another. It’s official name is Matryoshka doll. The name was popular among Russian peasants over a century ago and represents the matriarch of a big Russian family. This is one of the things I like about them - remind me of my family and my dearest grandma holding us all together.
Anyways, the other day I moved the dolls by one of my windows. Moved by their simplicity, I drew them and started painting them. To my surprise, however, one of the garden fairies peeked in from behind the curtain and totally p-bombed! [grin] :-)