Nancy Meadows Taylor

Nancy Taylor’s interest in art began very early as a pastime for a farm girl who found drawing and painting more fun than raising livestock for 4-H shows! Art became a way for her to be involved with the natural beauty of the rural area where she lived. There, she learned to study nature's details, finding beauty in the most ordinary places.

A BS degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with a major in Interior Design, enabled Nancy to develop her design skills. The painting skills were developed through workshops with painters she admired, such as Jeanne Dobie and Virginia Cobb, and, locally, Ruth Ogle, as well as through critique classes with Joe Cox and life drawing groups at NCSU and Meredith College. The influences she gained from diverse courses and many hours painting in the quiet of her studio led to the development of a style of her own.

Soon, Nancy was exhibiting in area galleries and developing a following for her bold, dramatic watercolor paintings, which brought her regional and national recognition, highlighted by memberships in the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, the Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society, and the Watercolor Society of North Carolina. She is a juried member of Oil Painters of America.

Nancy now paints in oil and water, focusing on floral and water patterns. Travel in the US and abroad has added variety to her portfolio. Her latest trips have been to The Finger Lakes Region of New York via Charlottesville, Virginia, and cross-country to the Palm Springs area of California and to New Mexico: Abiquiu, Taos, and Santa Fe.

For twenty-five years, Nancy enjoyed having a studio at Artspace in Raleigh, NC. When she left, she opened Wild Stream Studio at her home, where she does most of her work. Her paintings may be seen by appointment: 919-740-2605.

After a few years' hiatus, Nancy is back to work. Most recently, she is in a group show at Unity Church of the Triangle and at The Pugh Gallery at Ravenscroft School. Both are in Raleigh, NC.

View her online gallery.