Jackie Ellens' Spring Fling IV

A composed and quietly jubilant work, Spring Fling IV carries the warmth of the season through brushed surface and canvas with a lightness that feels both considered and instinctive. At twenty-five inches square, its proportions are ideally suited to intimate arrangements — a vignette above a console, a counterpoint to architectural millwork — where it can hold its own without overwhelming. Jackie Ellens brings to the composition a hand that understands restraint, allowing color and texture to do the work that lesser pieces leave to scale.