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Biography
Warren Taylor is a noted American water-media artist who has been featured in many periodicals, exhibitions and workshops. A native Kansan, he graduated from Bethany College in 1968. Taylor then served in the US Army Medical Corps in Germany. He taught in the public schools in Kansas for seven years. During this time he received a Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts from Ft. Hays State University. In 1979, Taylor joined the studio faculty of Midland College and taught there for thirty two years.

Warren Taylor has been seen in over 250 exhibitions of American watercolor painting. He is a member of the National Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, and Watercolor USA Honor Society. Recent exhibitions have seen his work in such places as Nanjing, China, Tokyo National Art Center and St. James Palace in London. He has juried the Rocky Mountain Aqueous National and exhibitions in Phoenix, Denver, Richmond, Va., and Dallas. His work has been seen in many universities, museums and corporate collections.

In 1999 he was named a Piper Distinguished Professor, an award granted yearly to ten outstanding professors by the Piper Foundation of San Antonio. In 1992 he was the top award winner of the Arches Paper competition, an event to mark the sixth anniversary of the famed paper company. And in 2000, he was the only American watercolor painter selected to represent our country in the millennium competition sponsored by Winsor-Newton Company.

He retired from full-time teaching at Midland College in Midland, Texas in 2011. Taylor has relocated to San Angelo, Texas.

Thirty Works from Thirty Years
This fifty page booklet is a survey of Warren Taylor's works from 1980 to 2010. Most are now owned by corporations or museums but some are part of his private collection. This publication highlights some key works from the past three decades. This booklet was funded by the Midland College Foundation and is available to the public free of charge. To request a copy of Thirty Works from Thirty Years, contact Warren Taylor personally via email.

Artist Statement
The imagery I create with watercolor involves a complex network of layers vacillating between historical art references or present day themes or comics. Atop all this imagery are three dimensional object(s) juxtaposed to these complex flat planes. The theme references that move deep into the surface are not there as a matter of disguise or clever hiding, but instead move deep into the darkness of time and memory. The intention is for the viewer to examine the work that is on top, and that which goes so deep as to be barely visible. To me, this reflects our response to time, to the past and to present realities. Then the focal point then becomes the central image or object which is illuminated by the ever eternal light. So in a sense, I have set a stage and the central image then takes center stage for a two dimensional and a three dimensional drama at the same time.

Old Rose Series
This series of paintings in watercolor examines the beautifully exposed internal structure of a rose in late bloom. To me they are infinitely more interesting than the classic bud of the tea rose. They are like the, old character actresses of old cinema, that even with classic beauty long gone, were still able to hold the screen with superb acting and memorable performances. Thus this series is a tribute to actresses that in their final years were fully capable of stealing a scene or an entire movie.

Composer Series
My first painting featuring a favorite composer was the tribute to Rossini. After that came the similar effort with Igor Stravinsky. So at that point I decided to do this series. A flower is given to each composer, as flowers are given to great musicians after performances. All recieved a flower accept Beethoven, he got Napoleon (upside down). My ideas come in clusters. After a number have been created I feel the need to move on. These composers have been my constant companions for decades and I still have much territory to cover with regard to their many works.