A young boy in a ruffled clown collar sits barefoot against a deep, warm red ground, arms wrapped around his knees and his gaze drifting past the viewer. Pavel Filin builds the figure with loose, expressive brushwork, letting flecks of blue, green and gold surface through the shadows while faint points of light scatter across the background. There is a quiet melancholy to this original oil painting, a mood that lingers well after the first look.