Chris Taylor
After retiring from the United States Postal Service, Chris Taylor decided to pursue a career in art, and has never looked back. Artistic at an early age, Chris began sketching fish and wildlife from her father¹s hunting and fishing magazines. In high school she was known for her cartoons and caricatures, especially of the Peanuts gang, earning her the nickname ³Snoopy. After earning her Bachelor¹s from The State University of New Yorkat Stony Brook, she joined South Bay Art Association and that is where her art education seriously began. Attending weekly sketch groups, she Honed her skills and caught the eye of Irving Boker. She studied with Irving for almost three years, from watercolor, oil and clay to stone sculpture and batik.

Irv¹s perspective on life made all things artistic- he saw art in every thing, everywhere, and was always ready to capture it. His enthusiasm was contagious. As Irv¹s assistant, Chris also learned many aspects of the business of Art, on-the-job training more valuable than any classroom could provide. Chris' passion for watercolor led her to further study with Sal Tortora, Pat Swyler , Eleanor Duncker and Mary Jane Stevens.

Today, Chris Taylor is an award-winning, multi-media artist with a sense of design that compliments the diversity of her subjects and is inspired by a variety of materials.

Chris participates in many of South Bay's activities, such as hanging and organizing art shows, writing press releases and giving demo's She is happy to learn something new and takes on the challenge readily. Currently she serves on the Board of South Bay Art Association as Recording Secretary, a position she has held for five years. In addition, she was recently invited to become a partner in the Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery of Bellport.

Chris has also shown her work at East End Arts Council Shows, the Blue Door Gallery in Riverhead, Christopher Gallery in Stony Brook, and Sheldon Gallery in Naples Florida.

Personal Thoughts on Painting:
I'm continually experimenting and moving in different directions with the creative process. My vision is to create images by simplifying patterns and shapes, empowering them with color and contrast. My current fascination with batik satisfies all these while stimulating me to push the limits into the abstract.

Art is fun, and I hope to share that enthusiasm through my work.

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