Dear friend of AKG,

Andy Taylor shows us in color and form the immense beauty – not of the iconic landscape – of the feeling evoked by the moments witnessed along the way. Taylor has been studying, drawing, painting, and remembering “insignificant” scenes – moments in a landscape that cause the artist to pause, study, decide, and draw what’s important about a scene, and translate that memory to canvas. These subjective reactions to reality in the form of shape and color are hallmarks of Taylor’s work.

We hope you take two minutes to watch this video from a recent visit to the Carbondale, Colorado studio of Andy Taylor who shares how a painting takes form from inspiration to canvas. Changing Course, featuring Andy Taylor and Peter Campbell, is on view through March 25. 

Warm regards,
Sue Edmonds
Gallery Director
(970) 927-9668

Andy Taylor
Series of Pastels
Oil Pastel | 8.5 x 7.5 inches

Andy Taylor
Spiky Things
Oil on Linen | 52 x 46 inches

"I feel like if you see the color, paint the color. At least try it. I’m not trying to fool anybody, I’m just trying to paint what I see and what I feel."
 

Andy Taylor
Narrow Leaf
Oil on Linen | 52 x 46 inches

"I see these colors. I feel like I don’t even have the intensity of the color of the leaves as what I see. It’s not even close. But I can take you there in October and I can show you that bush and you’ll see it, maybe. Or some of it."

– Andy Taylor

Andy Taylor
Tall Ditch
Oil on Linen | 52 x 46 inches

Andy Taylor
Rash
Oil on Linen | 45 x 33 inches

Andy Taylor
Wahsatch
Oil on Linen | 52 x 46 inches

Andy Taylor
Nada Mas
Oil on Linen | 38 x 52 inches