Abstract expressionist acrylic painting on canvas
18x24 inches
“I served 10 years in the United States Army and am a disabled American veteran who lives with PTSD. Art and painting help quiet my thoughts and provide a release for emotions and experiences that can be difficult to express in words. Painting also gives form and vision to my nightmares, allowing me to take what exists in my mind and place it on canvas.
I have practiced visual art for more than 15 years. I work primarily in abstract expressionism and mixed media, using acrylic paint and other materials intuitively. Rather than beginning with a fixed plan, I allow emotion, color, texture, and movement to guide the work. This process gives me a visual language for experiences that words sometimes cannot fully express.
Frantic is an expression of how some of my nightmares physically impact my body. The painting gives visual form to the fear, tension, and physical response that can remain even after the nightmare itself has ended.”
-Dawn R. Taylor
Abstract expressionist acrylic painting on canvas
18x24 inches
“I served 10 years in the United States Army and am a disabled American veteran who lives with PTSD. Art and painting help quiet my thoughts and provide a release for emotions and experiences that can be difficult to express in words. Painting also gives form and vision to my nightmares, allowing me to take what exists in my mind and place it on canvas.
I have practiced visual art for more than 15 years. I work primarily in abstract expressionism and mixed media, using acrylic paint and other materials intuitively. Rather than beginning with a fixed plan, I allow emotion, color, texture, and movement to guide the work. This process gives me a visual language for experiences that words sometimes cannot fully express.
Frantic is an expression of how some of my nightmares physically impact my body. The painting gives visual form to the fear, tension, and physical response that can remain even after the nightmare itself has ended.”
-Dawn R. Taylor
