This year is going to go down as one of the worse in many people diaries, and it is certainly a very sad time in history, but personally I have many things to be grateful for.
For one thing, 2020 will always be the year my daughter was born and although working from home has its challenges I am very privileged to have a job that I can do remotely. This allowed me to see her grow everyday, and leave our cramped Brooklyn apartment for upstate NY.
For the first time, after a whole life spent in cities, I live in country house and I got to witness the Fall foliage in all its glory. So, in the spirit of observational drawing that I picked up last Spring I decided to do a celebratory painting of the trees outside my house. All the leaves are gone by the time I finished it, but I hope the memory will keep me company thought this long Winter.
Have a good end of the year y’all!
Matteo
PS: in more commercial news I was commissioned some illustrations for the new Bill Nye’s Great Big World of Science book – if you’re looking for a present for the young scientists in your life go check it out! Along with my own books, of course 
