A Happy New Year to Everyone! These figures are of ornaments I bought in Russia in 2002 when I went to bring back to the Walters Art Museum an exhibition of Russian avant-garde art from the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburgs. The one in the middle says Happy New Year.
When I first began my blog, I was so excited to see that people around world were looking at my blog. I had a number of hits from Russia and thought that perhaps one person was particularly interested in what I was posting. It occurred to me to paint these little figures in honor of the people from far away that look at my blog.
So, again, a Happy New Year to all in this country and abroad. May it be a year of peace and understanding.
