Joy Taylor Art

"Let Go" by Joy Taylor in 2025 42x36 inches, currently unframed while the sides reveal the raw canvas so framing is optional Acrylic on Canvas Signature verso Wire is installed on ...

Abstracted still life painting of a red flower with blue outlined petals against a white background "Red & Cerulean Rose" painted by Joy Taylor in 2021 35....

Calla Lily by Joy Taylor, Canadian Date: 1989 Cast Epoxy Resin sculpture, signature, date and numbering inscribed on base Edition of 1/25 Size: 25 x 15 x 11 in. (63.5 x 38.1 x 27.94 ...

"Sweet Gum" painted by Joy Taylor in 2022 28 x 22 inches, 37 x 29 inches framed acrylic on paper Custom Frame with White Wood Molding, Window Mat and Tru Vu AR Glass Joy Taylor’s paintings transform botany into a personal vision. Her recent series on canvas, playfully titled the “Boo-K” paintings, defy traditional still life depictions that often seek to tame and order the objects of the world. On the contrary, Taylor’s subjects are never still. Her floral forms have the crisp, clean qualities of cut paper; sharp, decisive lines slice through blocks of pure pigment to create defined edges of leaves, vines and blossoms. The colors are constructed as well as the form. Her exuberant palette of oranges, blues, magenta and green echo the complimentary colors favored by the Fauvists. Color is an element in and of itself in her work. This balance of sparkling color and form is irrepressible, at times disconcerting and even dangerous in its boldness. In a series of original paintings on paper, Joy pairs down the form by focusing on a single bloom or leaf. As a specimen under a microscope, Taylor dives into the crevices and details of each leaflet on this bright green Sweet...

"Oopsie" by Joy Taylor in 2022 42 71 x 1 inches, currently unframed while the sides reveal the raw canvas so framing is optional Acrylic on Canvas, diptych (2 separate canvases that...