I've been working on new drawings for a couple weeks now. I just uploaded my new series Winter Twins to my website. I've added one below.

Check out the full series here: http://www.stellauntalan.com

A whole layer of new marks came into play as I discovered something that needed to be just below the surface. I know that is cryptic but it's true and I can't explain it any better than that. Looking forward to reviewing the drawings again and determining what other marks are missing.

Leaving the drawings waiting too long can melt them.

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"553","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","height":"281","width":"500","style":""}}]]

Was a terrific art day Sunday. Walked to the studio. Worked on my most recent drawings. The series is beginning to come together. Walked to 110 Church just in time to catch friends that had come for the ART of Printmaking conversation at 110 CHURCH. (They said it was great) Then to dinner and more art talk. It was art from the moment I lifted my head from the pillow until I put it back down for the night.

Had a full day working in the studio last week. This is a first look at a new series of ten drawings — winter twins. The drawings are meditations and impressions of the season. Often at this time of year my drawings become mostly black and white. The drawings are minimal. I don't have much more to say right now; I'm still working on them and I don't want to think.

It is important to keep my head clear and trust the process. Keeping that place between sessions of drawings means I can't talk about them. I can't until they are finished.

I'll be showing three drawings in Philadelphia Community Show at 3rd Street Gallery in February. The drawings are a longing for Spring.

Philadelphia Community Exhibition
Open Group Show
February 4 - February 27, 2011

Artist Reception
Sunday, February 13, 2011
1 - 3 pm

www.3rdstreetgallery.com
www.stellauntalan.com

Here's a preview of the three.

I'll be showing deepening wood and salamander darts in the 3rd Street Gallery Invitational Show. I hope you can make the reception. If not please take the time to see the exhibition sometime in the month of January. These are two pieces in a series of four on synthetic paper. Thrilled to have been invited!

Exhibition
January 5 through January 30, 2011

Artist Reception
Sunday, January 9
1 - 3 pm

3rd Street Gallery
58 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Finally a day and some night in the studio.

Deciding on work for the 3rd Street Gallery invitational and working on some new pieces. Began work on the winter twins. They are smaller mixed media pieces. Mostly graphite, charcoal, and white gouache.

[cetsEmbedGmap src=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Roseburg,+OR... width=350 height=425 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 frameborder=0 scrolling=no]The

drawings were here at 4 am.