Just wanted to let you know that I have released a new painting entitled Higher Ground. I'm very excited about this one and hope you will enjoy it too. For more info just go to my home page and click on "Works" at the left. It will pop right up. If you want to see a larger view and get details just click "View this collection" then click on the image. I would appreciate some feedback if you wouldn't mind.

 

Howdy!

It’s been a while since my last post, but life is sooooo busy in the summer. I have been accepted to show a piece in the Oil Painters of America Western Region show in September at the Devin Galleries, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I will be in attendance during the reception on September 12 from 5:00-8:00 if any of you are in the neighborhood.

 I also had three pieces accepted in the Women Artists of the West National show at the Joyous Lake Gallery in Pinetop, Arizona August 30 – September 20.

 I will have a piece at Mirror Pond for the Arts Central Member Show during the month of September as well.

 Also in September my husband, Ken, and I are heading for Diamond and the Steens Mountains in Eastern Oregon to do some plein air painting with the Plein Air Painters of Oregon. It’s a fabulous area with multitudes of birds, wildlife and views!

Now for the good stuff--I have turned a corner in my style and am beginning a new body of work using a looser, more painterly style. I am loving it and it has been well received locally. I hope you will check out my new releases on my website where I will be posting the first of this series in the next few days http://fayetaylor.com. I am now working on the second painting and it’s so exciting I can hardly stop to come to the gallery each day. If you didn’t know, I have a bunkhouse on my property for my studio where I put in a couple hours every morning and all day on Mondays. Doing something for myself each morning before going out to meet the world is a great feeling!

Bunkhouse Studio is calling all artists for our June show entitled “Fun in the Sun”. Artists can call me for the prospectus at 541-447-5282. There will be a “Munch and Mosey” from 6:00-8:00, June 5^th, so mark it on your calendar.

Patty Crumrine and I went to the Cow Palace for the Grand Nat’l Art Show in conjunction with the rodeo. What fun we had and the artwork is top notch! Patty received 3^rd place in watercolor and this is an international show.  You can see it on this page.

I will soon be writing an art column, "Faye's Fine Art Focus," for our local paper, the Central Oregonian. The first edition will be May 13^th, so keep an eye out for it.

 

I am so excited to be travelling down to Cow Palace in San Francisco the first of April for the Grand Nat'ls Art Show & Sale. It is an invitation only show and Patty Crumrine and I have both been invited. This is a world-class international art show. Renown esteemed artists from all over the world, from our neighbors in Canada, and from throughout the U.S.A. will be sending in equestrian and Western themed original pieces for display in our large gallery setting. 

More than 500 pieces of western & equestrian themed art will be displayed. Over 100 Artists From Around the World Will Be Represented.

This show is a not-to-miss-event for the serious collector, for an art gallery that is looking for artists to represent, or for the individual who wants the opportunity to see superb Western & Equestrian art. Artists from Europe, Russia, South America, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Venezuela, and all over the U.S.A. will have their work available for viewing and for purchase at the Cow Palace.

With over 100 artists from all over the globe expected to display their work, there will be a wide variety of media and styles ranging from monument sized sculptures to small pencil sketches, and prices from $90 to $110,000 at this Western/Equestrian themed show. This will be one of the most prestigious and successful western/equestrian themed art show and sales anywhere.

Artists participate in this show on an “Invitation Only” basis. Each artist, and each piece of artwork being submitted, has been specifically selected to offer an unparalleled selection of Western & Equestrian art.  

Show dates are April 4^th trough April 12^th

 I just wanted to let you know how exciting it is to see Faye receiving such good reviews on her art. A national show at Mirror Pond Gallery recognized her work "Storm Rider." It was also featured in Horses in Art magazine.
You can view it at
www.equineartguild.com/~equinevision/winter2007-7.shmtl.

The "EX ARTE EQUINUS International Equine Art Competition" sponsored by HorseArt Magazine selected "Kindly Hand" for a 6th place award. It will be featured in a book with other award winning authors.

Being the "artists husband" can be rewarding. Just to see how happy it makes her is a great reward.

Kindel Taylor

Thanks for visiting my web site. I'll be adding my thoughts and hopes in these pages and encourage you to share your impressions.