ARTISt SPOTLIGHT
ANDY TAYLOR
For more than fifty years, Andy Taylor has been drawing and painting the scenery within a day’s drive of his studio in Carbondale, Colorado. Familiar landscapes painted in Taylor’s colorful, gestural, style convey the mood of the artist, seen through his characteristic brushwork and palette. The subjective reactions to reality in the form of shape and color are a signature of Taylor’s work. LEARN MORE:
![AKG: What perspectives do you bring to contemporary Western or landscape art that may have historically been overlooked?
Donna Howell-Sickles:
“When I first started doing artwork back in the ’80’s, there were not very many roles for women in Western art—and the roles that were there seemed to be very limited and stereotypical. My view of the West, having been raised on a farming and ranching operation, saw women differently. I saw them, and their roles, as an integral part of the whole picture with as much value as other roles. The women I knew growing up were strong and funny, capable, and there by choice. So, when I talk about women in my artwork, in the Western context, I suppose I am mirroring what I have always seen in Western women: the huge potential for life and laughter.”
Read the full interview with @donnahowellsickles and @annkorologosgallery (link in bio and on korologosgallery.com)
Pictured:
Donna Howell-Sickles, "Well One of us is Ready to Ride,” Mixed Media on Paper, 15 x 11 x 2 in
Donna Howell-Sickles, “Taking Care of Mama,” Mixed Media on Paper, 15 x 11 x 2 in [SOLD]
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