Day/Night Quilt Fragment

Day/Night Quilt Fragment, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 201 Day/Night Quilt Fragment, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee

This painting grew out of the process of creating an actual quilt (read more about that here). I painted this for the 2013 edition of OVAC's annual 12x12 fundraiser. I wanted to create another composition along the lines of Beside the Ironing Board:

 

20110801 beside the ironing board - final version

Beside the Ironing Board, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2011 by Sarah Atlee

Just as with this earlier painting, I found the raw "material" I wanted in a quilt-in-progress.

 

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Day/Night Quilt Fragment in the studio, with the model in the background.

In a beautiful act of generosity, the person who bought Day/Night Fragment gifted me with a box of quilt pieces that his great-aunt had begun before she died. I feel sure I will complete that quilt someday, and share it with you here.