Ann C. Taylor:
    About the Artist

Ann Taylor is an award-winning Verona watercolorist who finds challenge in interpreting a wide variety of subjects, frequently utilizing water as a compositional element. Her love of color and light is evident in most of her paintings.

Mrs. Taylor began studying watercolors when she was fifteen. A graduate of the High School of Industrial Arts in Manhattan, she has a B.A. in Fine and Applied Arts from Brooklyn College. Further studies include courses at The School of Visual Arts, the New School for Social Research and the Yard School of Art, Montclair, NJ.

She is an exhibiting member of the New Jersey Watercolor Society, The Garden State Watercolor Society and the Essex Watercolor Club. Ann is also a signature member of the Pastel Society of New Jersey and a member of the Allied Artists of America, the Clifton Assn. of Artists, the Art Centre of New Jersey, the West Essex Art Assn. and the Millburn/Short Hills Art Center. Ann has recently completed a three-year period as President of the Essex Watercolor Club. She is currently First Vice-president of the New Jersey Watercolor Society

In the past 15 years, Mrs. Taylor has won more than 50 awards. Among the more recent are: Best in Show, Milburn-Short Hills Art Center’s Juried Art Exhibition, Fall 2006; Lennie Steinhart Award for Best Watercolor, West Essex Art Assn., January 2007 Open Juried Exhibit; The Garden State Watercolor Society Award, GSWCS Fall 2006 Open Juried Show; the New Jersey Herald Award, Skylands Open Juried Art Show, Summer 2006; Best in Show at the West Essex Art Assn. Fall 2004 Exhibition; Awards of Excellence at the Essex Watercolor Club December 2005 and Fall 2004 Members’ Shows; Best Watermedia, Community Arts Assn., National Open-juried Show, March 2002; Best in Show, West Essex Art Assn, Open-juried Show, January 2000; plus a host of  awards of merit and excellence.

Mrs. Taylor has had seven solo shows and has been included in select juried exhibitions at the Trenton and Monmouth Museums. Her paintings are included in many private American and international collections. She is currently represented by Essex Fine Art Gallery in Montclair. Presently, Mrs. Taylor is on the staff of the Livingston Arts Association where she teaches watercolors. Ann also runs watercolor workshops for Elderhostel.

Allen L. Taylor:
    About the Artist

After a career in advertising, Allen Taylor returned to his early love of drawing and painting as one of his retirement pursuits. He has focused on watercolors and has studied with Ed Havas, Ann Taylor, Joel Popadics, Mark de Mos, Carl Berger and others.

Taylor’s paintings have been shown widely in Northern New Jersey. He is an exhibiting member of the New Jerdey Watercolor Society and the Essex Water Color Club, serving on the board as newsletter editor. Other memberships include the West Essex Art Association, the Milburn-Short Hills Arts Center, Art Centre of NJ, and Livingston Arts Association.

As subjects for his paintings, Allen frequently draws from his surroundings and travels. His most recent works include paintings of Italy, the Canadian Maritimes, Cape Cod and Rockport, MA as well as his hometown, Verona New Jersey.
 

Allen Taylor is also a trustee and board member of the Verona Park Conservancy, in charge of publications and graphics. Other interests include photography and computer graphic brochure and newsletter design.