"Christmas Angel" (hour of the Ox)

30x30cm canvas, oil

Estonia

Zarkova-Sviridova

Vlada

Before the onset of the brightest moment in life, there is the darkest streak.
The darkest period usually occurs just before dawn..

"Do not worry, my vigilant friend -
If it has become darker around,
If star after star goes out,
If the moon has disappeared in the clouds
And fogs swirl in the meadows - it has become darker, before the dawn ..."
• Nikolai Minsky

Vlada Zharkova-Sviridova. Artist, restorer, icon painter. In my works I use oil acrylic and tempera, less often watercolor. Member of the Estonian Artists Union since 2013. I participate in plein airs and exhibitions in different countries.