Jean Taylor

Painting Demonstration – Jean begins her paintings in an abstract way to establish composition, line, shape and colour. then brings her work to completion by working in layers through a loose expressionist style. She is constantly adding and editing as she creates the painting.

Jean, originally from PEI, moved back to Ontario from North Vancouver, BC, in 2015. Her work has been exhibited at Paint Ontario since 2017. Jean was awarded the Paint Ontario Grand Prize in 2018 and Sponsor Choice awards in 2020, 2021 and the Mayor’s Choice Award in 2022.

Painting was not a priority while she attended classes at Beal and Western. Her main interests were sculpture and printmaking. Through these practices she learned the principles of design which can be applied to all art forms.

Later her interest in painting began to develop into a more intuitive and expressionist style. “I believe my art needs to go farther than trying to produce a photo-likeness of a subject. I try to capture the essence of my subjects. This involves experimenting, taking risks, changing styles and evolving to find my own way of expressing and challenging myself.”

Grand Bend artist Jean Taylor describes herself as a “tree painter.” Trees are the subject of most of her work but she continues to experiment in other areas and mediums.