Report On James Taylor

JAMES WELLINGTON TAYLOR, JR.

P.O. Box 14798

Atlanta, Georgia 30324

(404) 758-7267

jaweta3@netzero.net

After being confined to the Veterans Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia for about a month, James Taylor began to paint with watercolor as part of his therapy. Perhaps due to his confinement and illness, he began to see and feel the humanity of the people around him-something he hadn't noticed before.

The softness of watercolor seemed natural for expressing love, spirituality and honesty in the subjects that

he has been moved to paint. Since 1992, James has shared the excitement of his newfound awareness through his art.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I began painting in 1992 while recovering from a debilitating illness. During my convalescence, I began to see the humanity and spirit of the people I encountered, along with colors, smells, and the play of sunlight on things and scenes that were around me. Watercolor became a good medium for expression of this newfound awareness and I became especially partial to figurative subjects. I discovered a very strong character in people, which is revealed through their challenges, disappointments, and the rewards of holding things together through relative obscurity. It is this strength of spirit that I am compelled to express in my paintings. My goal is to involve the viewer in the insightfulness and humanity that art has to offer.

Selected Collections and Exhibitions

The Paul Jones Collection - Atlanta, Ga.*

The University of Delaware Collection*

The Darwin Brown Collection ~ Atlanta, Ga.*

The Collection of Judge Fredrick T. Work ~ Gary, In.

Richard Mayhew - Santa Cruz, Ca.

The Atty. Claire Moynihan Collection, Decatur, Ga.*

The Dekalb Arts Council, Decatur, Ga..

MBC Allied Arts, Inc - Milledgeville, Ga.

The Dr. Raymond and Lucy Allen Collection ~ Atlanta, Ga.*.

Rev. and Mrs Joseph E. Lowery - Atlanta, Ga.

Terry and Thelma Harris ( owners of The Thelma Harris Art Gallery) Oakland, Ca.*

Kevin Cole -Stone Mountain, Ga.*

The James W. Jackson and Gedney L. Vining Collection - Atlanta, Ga.*

The Dr.'s Herbert and Darlene Charles Collection - Atlanta, Ga.

Dr. and Mrs. Tolly Kenon - Charlotte, N.C.*

HeadFirst Marketing, Inc.- Stone Mountain, Ga.

The Tuskeegee Airmen's Museum in Gary, In.

The Tuskeegee Airmen's Chapter of Atlanta, Ga.

Tara Wooldridge and Nicholas Sotolongo - East Point, Ga.*

Cheryl C. Flowers - Atlanta, Ga.*

Isaac and Lisa Washington - Atlanta, Ga.*

Lisa Thomas-Mableton, Ga.*

Michael D. Harris - Stone Mountain, Ga.*

Louis and Jea Delsarte - Atlanta, Ga.*

The Dr.'s Jeffrey and Sivan Hines Collection - Atlanta, Ga.

(* indicates more than one painting by James Taylor in the collection.)

Selected Exhibitions and Awards

The Robert Ferst Center (Georgia Tech) Atlanta, Georgia

The Ponce de Leon Branch of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library (one man show) Atlanta,