People’s Gallery, 2019
It’s always a great privilege to get juried into the People’s Gallery. This was my exhibit for 2019. It’s called “The Nap.”
Tagged: Cherry Taylor
Tiger, Tiger – (13″x13″ Framed, For Exhibit Only)
I love small projects – they are like my sketches. Generally smaller than a ten-inch square, I make them with Thinsulate as my batting so if it all goes south, I can still use...
The Lady With The Map On Her Face – (24″x 30″ Quilted Art $500)
I did a smaller version of this early in my quilting artwork and always wanted to do a full size version. Morgana was such a pretty cat and lots of fun to photograph and...
Austin Quiltfest Coming in September, 2016
I had signed up to “hawk my wares” at the Old Bakery and Emporium as part of the Art Fair this summer but I wasn’t having much luck. On my last day, and feeling...
Went Down to Houston for Hunting Art Prize and All I Got Was This Lousy Poster
As we were pulling into the center, a young man asks “Are you an artist?” I had the huge pleasure of replying, “Why, yes I am!” – I don’t know what was more thrilling...
Mornin’/ZZZZZZ – (20″x16″ Oil on Canvas $250)
Using what I was learning about glazing, I applied that to an oil painting. I love the way it picks up the light and gives the canvas a bit of “glow.” My little...
The Blue Belt – (18″x24″ Oil Glazing on Smooth Board – Display only)
I’ve been working on this piece for a while, applying almost 30 layers of glazes. It has taught me a lot about chiaroscuro, grisaille and glazing. Some people have asked me why I would...
The Nap – (27’x27″ Quilted Art $750)
This piece was inspired by a Facebook post by my friend, Lawrie, of her daughter and grand-daughter sleeping on the couch. It’s a messy and loud world out there, especially for mothers, who bear...
Done, Gone and Moving On
Don’t know whether to call this jazz or blues but I might try jazz. I stole this chord progression from the 40’s and 50’s – I vi ii V, you will probably recognize it....
Comfort of the Blues
A little blues number about the day my ex walked out on me a few years ago. I’d just had the day from hell at work, traffic was bad and then…so I poured myself...