Penumbra : Works on Paper. Solo show, Copro Gallery.

{ Paintings }

Broken (Secrets). 18"x25". Oil & Acrylic on Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.


Unwillingly Mine. 10"x17". Oil & Acrylic on Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.


All in A Whisper. 10"x17". Oil & Acrylic on Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.


Restless Silence. 12"x17". Oil & Acrylic on Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.

{ Tea-stained Drawings }

Reminiscence. 6"x9". Mixed Media on Tea-stained Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.


Chie. 6"x8". Mixed Media on Tea-stained Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.


Selene. 6"x8". Mixed Media on Tea-stained Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.


Chandra. 6"x8". Mixed Media on Tea-stained Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.


Ina. 6"x8". Mixed Media on Tea-stained Paper. ©2009. Stella Im Hultberg.

all works are on the gallery website.
please contact the gallery for availability and other info.

also amy's and nicoletta's amazing shows i was lucky to share the gallery with.

+ the prints from the show that i've mentioned here are now sold out - thank you!

below are some photos from the show.
most of them, except the top two are from amy and arrested motion :

bryan, audrey & leah at dinner.


amy & me.





more photos of the opening here, here and also over here on amy's blog.

the food version of my trip is here and here.

i didn't get to take many photos, the whole trip was 3 days and too short.
it was so nice to see our sweet friends though!!
thank you so much, sandamal, dana,audrey, bryan, amy, dylan, leah, matt,
danny, lauren, monica (nice meeting you finally souther!),
& the arrested motion gang again for making our trip so great again.
thanks so much to all the people that came out on the opening night
and for all the kindness!!

NEW PRINTS!

hello!
i'm back from LA and the show,
and i have lots of pictures and images of the pieces in it to post,
but i thought i'd announce the print release first.


Chie (L) & Chandra (R). originals are done in graphite, watercolor & acrylic on tea-stained paper.
(click image to enlarge)

Print set of 2 prints (pieces from the show), Chie (L) & Chandra (R).
limited edition of 30. $120. apprx. 7"x9" image on 8"x10" paper.
all signed and numbered.

please contact the gallery for purchase and availability.

+ EDIT : these are now available to purchase online here
SOLD OUT - thank you!!

Solo Show this weekend : Penumbra

i have an upcoming (mini) solo show opening this weekend at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, CA,
alongside two amazing artists - amy sol & nicoletta ceccoli!

Amy Sol "Wilderness Buffet"/ Stella Im Hultberg "Penumbra" / Nicoletta Ceccoli "Babes in Toyland"
Opening November 7th, 8-11:30PM
Copro Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue T5 (Bergamot Station)
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 829-2156

please contact the gallery for previews, inquiries, and purchases.

all pieces in the show are on paper this time.
oil & acrylic paintings on paper, and some tea-stained drawings as well.

i have shown numerous times with amy until last year,
so i'm glad to have another show with her this year.
i think we have solos paired up next year as well!

here's a piece i have in the flyer above :

All in a Whisper. 10"x17". Oil & Acrylic on Paper. ©2009.

here's my animated gif of the process (most of which was documented on my twitter).
alas, i always feel like i like somewhere in the earlier part of the process the most than the finished.
(my very first animated gif - tada!)



.......................

on a side note...

this was definitely the toughest show so far to prepare for.
not because of the show itself or anything else but just the circumstances leading up to finalizing it...
a couple tragic things that have happened
in the recent months have kind of derailed my mental state from calmly
conducting my usual business of painting for an upcoming show.

for the first time in my life, i was nearly late for the show...
i didn't find it easy to try and get my shit together and paint
when all i wanted to do was either be with the family
and/or just cry all day and stare at a wall.

the paintings definitely made a darker turn in the process than initially planned.
nor was i able to include as many as i had planned either.
i hope it's still somewhat enjoyable...

i'm glad i somehow did pull it through, but in some ways,
i feel a little heartless for it.