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TAYLOR(Continued from Page Dl)99He left the Smithsonian when he was drafted, but returned once he got out of the Army. He studied art at night and became artist-editor of the Maryland Conservationist magazine until 1965 when he set out as a fUll-time painter His time at the publication also honed writing skills he first used in diaries, and then to describe the birds and wildlife in his books “Birds of the Chesapeake Bay,” published in 1992, features 40 of his paintings, along with his notes about snowy egrets, short-eared owls and red-shouldered hawks. “Chesapeake Spring came out a few years laterand features all kinds of wildlife Taylor's interest in birds dates to elementary school.A teacher, who encouraged his drawing, formed a junior Audubon club “I was captivated by their graceand beauty. Taylor said He expanded into landscapes, or marshscapes, as he refers to some of his paintings, later in life and augments scenes with his impressions “He has a wonderful way of capturing the opalescent skies and the humid, misty landscape of the Eastern Shore, said Dr Joseph Schulman. a part time Oxford resident who owns several of the artist's paintings Taylor relishes the greater license he has with landscapes, whereas bird portraits have to be so precise they sometimes become more science than art. Among the toughest birds to paint are pheasants, because of their intricate feathers. Turkeys are noA recent landscape by Taylor. Even at 80. he still paints daily.Photos by Paul W Gillespie — The Capitalbargain, either, he said, because of the differentcolor variations.“We look at John as a Chesapeake Bay logo,” said Jennifer Wharton, one of the owners of Troika Gallery in Easton, where Taylor has shown his work. “He has the quintessential feel of the Chesapeake Bay9944Chesapeake Bay Landscapes Wildlife, ” which also features carvings by Ernie Muehlmatt and Kathy Boyle, runs through July-28 at the Chaney Gallery at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis. Galley hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p m Monday through Saturday. For more informa tion, call 410-263-5544 or go to www.marylandhall.org. twinslow@capitalgazette.comTaylorbases hispaintingson slides hemakes fromoutdoorexcursions.He hascountlessboxesof slidesinside hisstudio,whichoverlooksPenningtonPond.8. FOLIMorrow9. MAI10. CASchustc11. SI!Randon12. THStieg Llt;13. TH14. TH15. DlNONF1. GOlllustrat2. UNE3. IN T4. THE5. BOS6. THE Schu7. TH8. THEStewar9. THE10. Cl11. RfMorger12. Dl13. HIGibsor14. T»Whitak15. LIMAS1. HE2. TH3. SIS4. A (5. DE6. A ISpecti
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Annapolis Sunday Capital
Annapolis, Maryland, US
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
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