Exhibitions

To be confirmed - In August my work will be shown alongside Brenda Jones in a joint show of our works in Baskerville House, which is a new exhibition space in central Birmingham.

The show will run from 12th August 2008 for three months.

My work is currently on show at Wembley Point, West London from December 13th until March 13th. This has been organised by TargetFollow.

   
    Latest series of work
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  Cropped picture of a painting called Interconnected five - 60 inches by 48 inches - 2007 - oil on canvas.   Click here for a larger view of my painting. It is called Interconnected 1 and is oil and sand on canvas, it measures 60inches by 48inches. It is part of a new series.  
Cropped picture of painting by Harvey taylor called Inconnected three - 2007 - 60inchesX 48 inches   cropped picture of Interconnected II - oil on canvas - 60 inches by 48 inches  
   
Four of the latest abstract paintings - each painting measures 60 inches (152 cms) by 48 inches (122 cms) and they are oil and sand on canvas. See pictures of my latest show in order to see them in a gallery space.
Some drawings  
    Oyster shells by Harvey Taylor - ink on paper - A4 size  
Gallery 1
Roller Series - Paintings
Gallery 2
Chickenwire Series
Gallery 3
Automatic pen and ink
Gallery 4
New work in progress
Gallery 5
Figure paintings
         
Oyster Shells - ink on paper
  Birthing Form - ink on canvas - 2007            
                             
  Drawing of shells by Harvey Taylor - 2007 - mixed media - A3 size   Drawings of oyster shells by Harvey Taylor - 2007 - mixed media - A2 size     Drawing of pumpkin by Harvey Taylor - 2007 - mixed media - A3 size  
Shells- mixed media Oyster shells and other forms - ink and watercolour on paper Pumpkin - mixed media on paper
To contact either email or write to the address below. All work is for sale.
 
Drawings on the wall of exhbition at the Benham gallery June 2007   Ink drawings - large in gallery June 2007  
Cuckoo Farm Studios, Boxted Road, Colchester. CO4 5HH
harvt@tiscali.co.uk
Ink drawings on paper
Drawings in various media on wall of gallery - June 2007

About me

I am a painter and art teacher based in Colchester. My abstract paintings emerge from a constant engagement with the materials I have at hand. The painting process is like a ritual that is very gradually transformed over time and reflects the pressures of my everyday existence.

My inspiration comes from twisting and undulating forms and these abstract paintings are often large scale. The work is concerned with colour and surface and I have sought to find many ways of disrupting the surface. Using chickenwire as a mask to paint through created a series of spotty, textured paintings that allowed me to give birth to whole new set of shapes and forms.

Lately my painting have been concerned with deep colour as I have started to experiment and use glazes over the top of different surfaces - the process is akin to cooking - letting things stew and mix together before adding glazes - stirring and rotating the canvas. Recently I have been influenced by the shapes and folds found in oyster shells collected from the Mersea shore.

 
                                           
     
© Harvey Taylor 2008