The picture is painted with oil paints. The picture is written in several layers. Each subsequent layer is covered with retouch varnish. The picture is painted in the style of the old Dutch masters on imprimatura. Finished with three layers of damar varnish.Painting in a single copy. Certificate of Authenticity attached. I am currently in Slovakia , so the paintings will be sent from this country and will arrive to the recipient much faster than from Ukraine . Svetlana Yaseneva was born on July 16 , 1963. I live and work in Kiev , Ukraine . From 1980 to 1984 she studied at the Dnieper Art College from 1990 to 1995 , studied at the Kiev Pedagogical Institute , majoring in art graphics . The main lesson is a painting teacher , I have bee teaching 25 years.the size of the painting is 30 cm by 40 cm ; the painting is in excellent condition ; the painting is in stretcher . Packed in hard carton. Colours of the painting may slightly vary from the photos (due to camera and screen settings)