Ellen Burgin

I am excited to announce that Postdrome will be shown in the juried exhibition Beyond Color: The Language of Black and White, at the Bedford Gallery. The exhibition runs from July 12 - September 14, 2025 Opening Party, Saturday July 12, 5pm-7pm (tickets can be purchased at bedfordgallery.org) The first day to view the exhibition during regular gallery hours (pay what you can admission) will be Sunday, July 13, 12-5 pm. * * * * * #negativedrawing #blackandwhite #ellenburgin #bayareaartist #penandink #gellyrollgelpen #bedfordgallery

I love the word FRILL/FRILLY it can mean: to decorate, to become wrinkled, of the eagle:to scream, to shiver with cold, ornamental edging made of cloth (source: Oxford English dictionary) I also love it because it is one letter away from, "shrill" For me, titles arise upon a painting's completion. I take lots of notes in my sketchbook (while making a painting) and they inform the final title. No Frills, acrylic on paper, 62" x 52" * * * * * #largescalepaintingonpaper #acryliconpaper #sfpainter #painterlyabstraction #ellenburgin

I am fascinated with the 1540 portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger. I am amazed at the overt richness of his being--from his jewel encrusted torso to pink silk ribbon that fastens his codpiece with a flourish of display. His body spreads his “king-ness” from edge to edge; only his head remains contained in the picture plane. In my painting, I pull these symbols apart—power, excess, seduction, artifice—and reshape them through the mess and vulnerability of my own body. Your Majesty, Acrylic on Paper, 61" x 52" * * * * * #sfpainter #painterlyabstraction #ellenburgin #largescalepaintingonpaper #acryliconpaper