January Newsletter

January 2026    Taul Arts Studio                  Issue 1

Taul Arts Studio awarded Best solo exhibitor during Miami Art week

Spectrum Red Dot

Miami

Exhibiting at Miami Art week for the first time was a whirlwind experience. From the moment of receiving the acceptance letter, it took a marathon of planning to work out how to make exhibiting at one of the nations most prominent and exciting art fairs a reality. As an independent artist I have shown my work in galleries and museums all across Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky winning many awards along the way for both my smaller en plein air work, and my larger floral studio paintings. Showing at Spectrum Red Dot this year was my first international exhibition. Getting to rub elbows with some of the greatest living artists in the world was truly a dream come true. I was so impressed and inspired by all of the creative energy gathered in one place. So many memorable pieces and ways of making were discovered. So many cool friendships were formed. Language barriers were quickly broken by the mutual passion and interest in what others were creating. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such a great community of artists.

During the third day I received an award for “Best Solo Exhibitor”. Receiving the award was such an amazing surprise! I was overwhelmed with all of the love, appreciation and support shown by my fellow artists, the judges and the collectors. I cannot wait until next year!

 Stop

  The main piece that stood out for most of the visitors was “Stop”. This six foot tall by four foot wide oil painting is of a field of Sunflowers during a sunset. Delicately painted with painstaking attention to detail, many people describe the feeling of having the urge to walk through the picture plane to feel the rough fuzzy leaves on their hands. The main sunflower eaten by insects and moving towards the later part of it’s life cycle stands in a powerful dignity, mesmerizing the viewer with its imperfect beauty. This painting in on view as a public artwork in Springfield Township. I was particularly drawn to this sunflower because of it’s disheveled look. I felt like it definitely had a story to tell and I wondered, what kind of story it would tell us if it could talk. Probably something along the lines of “stop” and enjoy the moment while it’s here.

This painting and many others are available for view and purchase on my website TaulArts.com

Current Exhibition

The year 0f 2025 was a whirlwind of accomplishments and exhibitions for Taul Arts Studio. Three first place ribbons in en plein air competitions throughout southwest Ohio were won. I exhibited the most I ever have in one year in major cities across Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. My first museum exhibition occurred in Canton OH, and my first major public art installation was created in Springfield Township. I currently have a painting of the Cincinnati skyline on view at ADC art gallery on York St. until the end of January.

Looking toward 2026 I am working on two murals one outside and one inside. I am applying to multiple residencies and solo exhibitions across the United States. and of course I am out everyday painting from nature, observing it, or teaching classes. I cannot wait to see what the year has in store for me. Stay tuned for the next episode!

Inspiration

        Painting is not all about being in the studio putting the brush to canvas. To make great art one has to be intimately acquainted with life, and the boundless possibilities of thought and philosophy. Simply stated one must live well and read well to make art well! If you are not expanding your mind and your experience, your art might read as two dimensional or shallow. Ergo, I’m always looking for a good book about art, art theory or art history to help stimulate thought, debate and inspiration.

I just finished John Dewey’s book “Art as Experience” and found it to be one of the best books about looking and thinking about the intersection of art and everyday life in general since “The Art of Looking”. Dewey’s style of writing is both philosophical and down to earth. He talks about experiencing life as art and living in the experience in an aesthetic lens. taking he art object out of the sterilizing museum and filling our everyday experiences and rituals with the art experience. The packaging of his thoughts and illustrations are written in a way that is insightful, inspiring, and poetic.

In the Studio

I am currently working on a three foot wide, five foot tall painting of an iris. it is a close up shot of the flowers face with grass and leaves surrounding it like a border. This painting is named “Renew” because the Iris is used in many cultural ceremonies surrounding rebirth and renewal. It has been said to give the effect on the viewer as if they were a bee circling the mouth of the flower. I find it so interesting that scaling the proportion of the details of the flower’s yellow hairs, and purple markings, could have the same effect on the viewer that the small flower has on the pollenating insect, drawing them in to the center, to witness the eloquent dance of forms folding in on themselves in a dance that ensures the natural world continues. This is really at the heart of why I choose to paint large scale florals. I’ve always been mesmerized by the unfolding forms within their petals, as if a dancer twirled and their dress was frozen in space twisting in an elegant display of undulating folds of form and light.