Making Time

Making Time, 2026 By Kristen Coates 36”H x 36”W Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas Signed and titled on reverse Making Time is structured around a conversation between slate blues and sun-warmed yellow. Rectilinear forms establish order, while looping gestures move through them, softening edges and shifting the eye across the surface. The composition developed through adjustment rather than assertion, each mark placed in response to proportion and balance. What feels immediate is built from measured decisions. Within the Current Collection, this work reflects an ongoing interest in rhythm and restraint, how space can be constructed through repetition, and how clarity often arrives slowly. At 36 inches square, it holds presence without overwhelming, well-suited to anchor a coastal interior, a study, or a room where light and structure quietly define the atmosphere.