Resolution and Memory #1

About Resolution and Memory #1

This abstract oil painting was created by a Canadian artist.

This elegant painting is by Noreen Taylor known for her expressive artwork.
Here, Taylor uses lyrical brush strokes that ripple across the canvas emulating waves. Here, the artist is using the sea as a metaphor for life. The palette is a serene mix of soft grays and white. The visible texture adds to the dynamic form. One of a series.

“The first one, (#1) was painted as I was dreamily contemplating life and time passing. Life, it seemed, was like the seas’ waves and ripples on a gray day. Turbulence of a sort but not destructive at all. Events happened, they were good or bad and you moved on knowing that.... Your life would be as ever-changing and as constant as the sea.” Noreen Taylor

Noreen Taylor was born in 1947 and raised in Toronto. She acquired both her B.Ed. and an M.A. in Art History at the University of Toronto.
Taylor is a highly respected businesswoman, visual arts teacher, and philanthropist who has helped shape art policy in the Toronto area. She has been a board member of several key arts organizations including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Gardiner Museum. Taylor chaired the McMichael Canadian Collection of Canadian Art and was the founding Artistic Director for the Claude Watson School for the Arts. Since the 1970’s she has exhibited in numerous solo, and group shows in Canada and the U.S. She has also contributed illustrations to several publications.