Anique Taylor
 
Collage Journal Series
    My Journal Collage paintings are combinations of fragments of my own work --  prints, drawings, watercolors, acrylic and oil paintings. I build delicate layers of collaged surfaces, drawing over my work with colored pencil to create soft gradations of color.
    Working independently of accepted artistic trends, I revel in the inventive challenge of creating new processes as I go. Each piece in this series utilizes many different techniques in experimental ways.
    Continually intrigued with an abundance of detail, color and texture, I strive for realism in the faces while contrasting that with juxtapositions of pattern and color tones carefully balanced to vibrate deeply with each other. This series reflects a deep connection with nature, everyday life, my beloved mountains and the ongoing search for primeval bliss.