CHROMATIC GESTURE II - Series 10 - Teresita Leal

I feel very connected to the Expressionist movement and see my work moving in that direction.

The innovation in my current practice lies in translating this painterly language into textiles.

Each fragment of fabric becomes a brushstroke—a gesture.

Again, these compositions make color and value the protagonists in an abstract textile collage.

Chromatic Gesture II - 25 x 40 in - 2025

Details:

Materials and technique:

I used hand dyed cotton fabrics in a machine stitched collage

The process:

After selecting the color palette I loosely follow, I began dyeing the fabrics I would need. In this case, I felt the piece also required a darker ochre, so I created it.

Placing and evaluating

and finally stitching in place and quilting