A world traveler and an accomplished landscape and cityscape painter, Bryan Mark Taylor currently works out of his San Francisco Bay Area studio. Bryan has won numerous top awards at the nation’s most prestigious plein air invitationals and his work has been shown in museums across the country. He has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur, Plein Air, Southwest Art, American Art Collector and American Artist Workshop magazines. Bryan has had many successful one man shows and has been featured in numerous group shows including the Coors Western Art and California Art Club’s Gold Medal show. Bryan is represented by galleries in California, Colorado and Utah and his work is found in private, corporate and museum collections around the world. Bryan is a sought after teacher and lecturer has taught courses around the country including the Academy of Art University, Pixar and the Scottsdale Artists School. Bryan was a featured speaker at the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Plein Air Conventions and produced an instructional DVD titled “Painting Cityscapes.” Bryan also developed a premier outdoor painting system called the STRADA Easel which is used by plein air artists around the world. Bryan travels extensively carefully observing and capturing nature’s everyday miracles. Bryan was born in Portland, Oregon. He received his BA from Brigham Young University in 2001 and his MFA from the Academy of Art University in 2005. He lives with his wife and three children in Lafayette, California.

LDS

Haley Taylor

Eli Taylor, Chiara Taylor, Oliver Talor

1977

Portland, Oregon

Milan, Italy

Bachelor from Brigham Young University, 2001; Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University, 2005.

Bryan is a sought after teacher and lecturer has taught courses around the country including the Academy of Art University, Pixar and the Scottsdale Artists School. Bryan has also been a featured speaker at the 2012 and 2013 Plein Air Convention and has produced an instructional DVD titled “Painting Cityscapes.” Bryan has also developed a premier outdoor painting system called the STRADA Easel which is used by plein air artists around the world. Bryan has traveled extensively carefully observing and capturing nature’s everyday miracles. Bryan was born in Portland, Oregon. He received his BA from Brigham Young University in 2001 and his MFA from the Academy of Art University in 2005. He lives with his wife and three children in Lafayette, California.

I spend a significant number of days each year outdoors studying and pondering nature, effects of light, atmosphere, weather conditions, seasons, as well as movement caused by light, clouds or a busy street. These moments out of doors are for me, an essential muse. I personally believe in a powerful, wise, and loving Creator who made the earth beautiful for our benefit; therefore, I see the beauty and underlying harmony of the landscape as an expression of love towards us. I find great joy and fulfillment in studying nature directly and seeking out the best elements in order to convey these emotions. For me, a successful painting becomes not just a depiction of the physical, but a medium for connecting with our own spiritual natures. My work continues to evolve as a combination of traditional techniques and personal innovation. In my paintings, I place particular importance on the light, atmosphere and surface quality of the painting. For me, a brushstroke should convey an emotion as well as an accurate physical depiction of time and place. Through the process of placing each stroke I work to convey my thoughts and feelings of the landscape; endowing the piece with an awareness of place as well as a thoughtful and sincere emotion.

Brigham Young University; Academy of Art University

Male

Artist, Painter