Folded Colors III by Kyle Chile Thomas

10x10x.75" Mixed Media on Wood Panel

Kyle Chile Thomas

Folded Colors III, 2026

Mixed Media

10 x 10 x 0.75 in (25.4 x 25.4 x 1.91 cm)

Inv: CT.26.7137.AW

Available

Location: Artist Studio

10x10x.75" Mixed Media Abstract on Wood Panel
12x12x1.5" Wood Natural Shadow Frame

Style & Technique
Like the companion piece, this painting employs gestural abstraction with heavy impasto, where thick paint is layered and scraped to create a richly textured, almost relief-like surface. The mark-making is confident and physical, with evidence of palette knife work throughout.
Composition
The painting is organized around horizontal banded forms that sweep across the canvas, creating a sense of landscape or architectural layering — almost like strata, rooftops, or a compressed urban scene viewed from above.
Color Palette
A dominant cyan/turquoise sky-like band across the upper portion
Warm greige and soft lavender in the middle ground
Dusty rose/mauve anchoring the lower third
Punctuated by flashes of hot pink/neon coral, yellow, and black.
Overall Impression
This piece feels like a landscape abstraction — evocative of horizon lines, terrain, or a bird's-eye urban view. Paired with the first work, the two paintings share a consistent visual language: bold color, gestural confidence, and a layered, collage-influenced surface quality.