Armed principally with pens and found materials, I draw, write and build to explore the world around us. You'll find some of my work here either as originals, limited edition fine art prints or greetings cards.

I'm really an engineer, a builder. First I collect ideas, images and things, then I play around with composition. Finally, I assemble the pieces. It could be a real or imaginary townscape, asemic writing/shapes, or paper and found materials re-imagined into, well, some final piece. Sometimes I start with a specific idea, sometimes the journey dictates the outcome. Always, always, the journey is important and the outcome underpinned by research.

A lifetime of engineering, languages and art, alongside natural and built environments all inspire and inform my practice. I love that information and physical objects can be put together in so many ways and at the same time experienced so differently by individuals.

All around me I see everyday items and scenes that can be simplified, abstracted, built or viewed ‘differently’. To me, each transient image or object is just one of many possibilities, somehow frozen at that fleeting moment in time. My work is an intrinsic combination of research, engineering discipline and creative freedom.
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Harpenden

Telephone: 07939 478 466
Email: hillary@hillarytaylor.co.uk
Website: http://www.hillarytaylor.co.uk/

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My News

New Maynard Open Exhibition / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2019-10-13T00:00:00Z">Sun 13 Oct 2019</span>New Maynard Open Exhibition / Sun 13 Oct 2019

Delighted to have 3 pieces in the New Maynard Gallery Open Exhibition October/November 2019. Rustic ceramics, plus a London phone box (surrounded by Londons tallest buildings) and a New York taxi surrounded by epic bui...

Hosting 2 #HertsOpenStudios in September / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2019-09-17T00:00:00Z">Tue 17 Sep 2019</span>Hosting 2 #HertsOpenStudios in September / Tue 17 Sep 2019

This September I'll be hosting 2 separate Open Studios events. One is a month long solo exhibition at Trestle Arts Base in St Albans (Herts Open Studios Brochure Venue 66). The other is a week long pop-up as part of t...

2 commission spaces before Christmas! / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2017-11-07T00:00:00Z">Tue 07 Nov 2017</span>2 commission spaces before Christmas! / Tue 07 Nov 2017

Quick shameless plug for my drawings ... I have space for 2 small commissions before the end of December. So, if you are looking for gifts or memories of important places my My townscape drawings of places near and far m...

My Events

Solo #HertsOpenStudios exhibition, Trestle Arts Base, St Albans / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2019-09-06T00:00:00Z">Fri 06 Sep</span> to <span  itemprop="endDate" content="2019-10-04T00:00:00Z">Fri 04 Oct 2019</span> <span>(1 month)</span>Solo #HertsOpenStudios exhibition, Trestle Arts Base, St Albans / Fri 06 Sep to Fri 04 Oct 2019 (1 month)

Well-known for my composite townscape drawings, here, here returning to my 3D and abstract roots: painting, photographs, pieces created using found objects and more. Strongly influenced by both my engineering background ...

Welcome to the Fab 5 2019 #HertsOpenStudios / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2019-09-22T00:00:00Z">Sun 22</span> to <span  itemprop="endDate" content="2019-09-29T00:00:00Z">Sun 29 Sep 2019</span> <span>(1 week)</span>Welcome to the Fab 5 2019 #HertsOpenStudios / Sun 22 to Sun 29 Sep 2019 (1 week)

5 amazing artists hosting exhibitions, workshops and demonstrations in the pop-up opposite Waitrose for the final week of #HertsOpenStudios Venue 47 https://www.hvaf.org.uk/open-studios/2019/fab-5 Come and see us, it ...

Herts Open Studios, Venue 48 - Fab5 / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2018-09-17T00:00:00Z">Mon 17</span> to <span  itemprop="endDate" content="2018-09-23T00:00:00Z">Sun 23 Sep 2018</span> <span>(1 week)</span>Herts Open Studios, Venue 48 - Fab5 / Mon 17 to Sun 23 Sep 2018 (1 week)

Welcome to our shared Open Studios event from Monday 17th September to Sunday 23rd September inclusive. Mon-Sat 10-5, Sunday 10-4, Late night Friday 21st to 8pm. With Elspeth Keith (ceramics), Susheel Rao (silver Je...

My Opportunities

Are you looking for your own art space? / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2017-03-31T00:00:00Z">Fri 31 Mar 2017</span>Are you looking for your own art space? / Fri 31 Mar 2017

Are you looking for your own art space? STEAMHub welcomes expressions of interest from experienced or more experienced makers and artists who would like to rent space in the Harpenden area and take part in art or techno...