Jackie Ellens' Enchantment

A commanding presence at over five feet tall, this hand-painted canvas work arrests the eye with the authority of a gallery acquisition rather than an accessory. The generous scale — 61.5 by 41.5 inches — affords the artist's hand full expression, each gesture and passage of color unfolding with the unhurried confidence of serious studio practice. From the John Richard collection, *Jackie Ellens' Enchantment* carries that rare quality of work that quietly organizes a room around itself, lending walls the kind of considered, collected depth that only original art can provide.