Description: Welcome to the website dedicated to the art of Canadian artist J.B. (Jack) Taylor (1917 - 1970). Highly respected as an artist and teacher across Canada, he is best known for his representational, semi-abstract and abstract paintings of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, though his extensive oeuvre also contains portraits, ink drawings, allied aircraft from World War II, and subject matter inspired by Italy. The website features examples of works from each category gathered from numerous public and private coll
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1917 - 1970
elcome to the website dedicated to the art of Canadian landscape artist J.B. (Jack) Taylor (1917 - 1970). Highly respected as an artist and teacher across Canada, he is best known for his representational, semi-abstract and abstract paintings of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, though his extensive oeuvre also contains portraits, ink drawings, allied aircraft from World War II, and subject matter inspired by Italy. The website features examples of works from each category gathered from numerous public and priv
Audrey M. Taylor, J.B. Taylor's wife of 25 years, had an enduring interest in seeing her husband's paintings reach a wider audience than could be met through the dispersed institutional and private collections containing his work. This belief was most acutely felt following his sudden death at age 53 just when he was entering his prime as an artist. Over the next 31 years, Audrey continued to support research into her husband's art and was instrumental in facilitating the exhibition of his work. She kept re