Equinox
Phil Jones
Colorado, USA
41 x 21 inches
2023
ARTIST STATEMENT
This work is from my Mechanics of Color series. I approach this work as painting. A quick sketch on paper is executed at 1:12 scale. My canvas is cotton batting & backing. My palette is hand-dyed cotton broadcloth. My rotary cutter makes brush strokes, while stitching is my palette knife, both joining colors and adding texture. This work is about tension and balance. Color and texture play pivotal roles in expressing my intention with the work. I enjoy exploring visual effects of transparency with color and value shifts, fore/background reversal within the picture plane, the halo effect of abutted high key colors, and the horizon effect.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Cotton broadcloth, cotton batting, and cotton thread.
Hand dyed, freehand cut, machine pieced and quilted, and hand finished.