VIBRANT VISTAS

The art of Sandy Taylor & Carol Magnatta

SANDY TAYLOR: With a focus on the natural world, my art making explores imagery as a sense of time, place and season, evolving from impressionism to abstract manipulation of surface, texture and form. I work in the space between representation and abstraction, mining memories, thoughts and emotions, as they become images in my work. I have exhibited broadly throughout the tri-state area, including Monmouth Museum, Monmouth University, Hunterdon Museum, Salmagundi Club, NYC and Allentown Art Museum, curated small group shows, and won prizes in plein air and abstraction. I am represented by Windsor Gallery, Colts Neck, NJ, Main Street Gallery, Manasquan, New Jersey and ReFind Gallery, Bay Head, NJ.

CAROL MAGNATTA:
Carol creates a range of subjects—landscapes, figures, portraits and still life. Whatever the subject, all are imbued with her strong sense of design; luscious brushwork; love for 19th century masters like Degas, Manet, and Lautrec; and her direct and sensitive connection to the natural world. Whether at the Jersey Shore or in the hills of Tuscany, her landscapes are painted en plein air and capture the essence of her surroundings; her figures exude the energy that can only result when painted from life in a single sitting; and her still life subjects are anything but still. While her primary medium is oil on canvas, just as her curiosity about the world spurs her to seek out new subjects, Carol is equally curious about materials and media. She has explored oil stick, pastels, alcohol inks, and encaustic, alone and in mixed media pieces. The artist is currently represented by The Frederick Galleries (Spring Lake, NJ); Gallery Jupiter (Little Silver, NJ); Main Street Gallery (Manasquan, NJ); Manning Gallery (Lebanon, NJ); ReFind (Bay Head, NJ), and Twig News & Bloom (Barnegat Light, NJ). She lives and works in Seaside Park, New Jersey.

Please join us for an artists’ talk on Sunday, January 5th at 2PM