Taylor Fox, born 1980. Raised in Orleans, Fox was influenced by the New England tradition of landscape painting from early childhood. He has memories of “hunting” the local landscape for subject matter as a teenager, and credits real life experiences as the fodder that drives him to create paintings today. Using his art as a narrator, Taylor’s paintings are an honest view of the towns, beaches, and houses that shape his memories of year-round life on Cape Cod. His often poetic, sometimes irreverent subject matter is indicative of an artist who remains loyal to his own aesthetic sensibilities. Unusual perspectives, unkempt lawns, and peanut butter sandwiches grant viewers humorous, often surprising visual essays in brilliant color.
Fox credits both the “how” and “what” in painting for inspiring him to keep
looking for new subject matter. In addition to
