| Author | Message | ||
  Darlene |
Suzy, Thanks for the encouragement. I am delighted to have found this site. What a jewel for a newcomer! You all are a treasure chest of knowledge, experience and insights. I am so pleased for the contact with other artists! | ||
Suzy |
Darlene, I too am the mother of a large family, (Five of ours plus two foster kids) When the kids were all yound painting was my escape too. People used to ask me where I found the time. I told them "I never do find time...I simply make it out of thin air." (My kids are now all grown. Yippie!) | ||
Darlene |
I am a mother of five who relaxes by painting with watercolor. Richard Taylor is among my favorite artists. I have many of his books and his video too. I love the softness of his work. With very little paint he brings a scene completely to life. | ||
Robert |
I really neglected to say what I liked about Taylor. By using simple wet in wet blending he is able to make each tree look distinctive--you can tell the species. He doesn't just do a foliage wash. He seems to focus on the mundane aspects of foliage and water and rocks with a loving, knowledgable eye when most artists focus on either detail or design. I like his naturalist(as opposed to realist) approach. His paintings give me pleasure. | ||
Robert |
I really like the painting on the cover of gardens. It has grown on me since I ordered the book. It must be just me. Maybe I just like the basic watercolor look without too much finesse. Anyway, I couldn't find a personal website listed for him. I found this bio blurb on a British art materials page: "Richard Taylor is one of Uks leading teaching artists and authors. A panel member of the SAA, a member of the Society of Architectural Illustrators and a senior consultant to a large publishing company, he is hugely respected." Here's one page with a lot of his books and videos: http://www.saa.co.uk/shop/summary.asp?FN=Richard&LN=Taylor | ||
Eugene |
Robert, Is there a web page where I can see some of Richard Taylor's work without buying his books? I checked Amazon and the cover of the book offered-- Gardens-- did look rather basic and amateurish. | ||
Robert |
Richard Taylor is author of many instuctional books on watercolor, such as "Woodlands and Forests," (and other lanscape specialty books,"Natural Watercolours,") and several books on painting buildings. If you are familiar with his work, I'd like your candid opinion on it. The books reviews on Amazon often refer to him as being amateurish and generally not a good painter. I can see why they say that. However, I have several of his books and actually like his stuff. It is unpretentiously watercolor. Very British but also very homespun. I especially like his treatment of foliage--blended tones wet in wet. I suspect many dislike him. That's okay--I'm just curious if I am the only practicing artist who likes his approach. No argument from me on this, but would like to discuss--I may be way off base in thinking he's has a certain charm. |
