Jackie Ellens' Winter Night I

A study in stillness, *Winter Night I* captures the hushed weight of a cold season through Jackie Ellens' considered hand — rendered on paper and presented within a nickel finish that lends the work a cool, luminous edge entirely in keeping with its mood. At twenty-six inches square, the piece commands a wall with quiet authority, its shallow depth allowing it to read as something between object and image. This is work that rewards proximity, the kind of art that asks a room to slow down.