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Liverpool Echo 4/3/11.

HE’S more used to drawing inspiration from wide open landscapes, so it’s no surprise that when artist Colin Taylor came to sketch something man-made he chose one of the largest cathedrals in the world.

Art exhibition focuses on Liverpool Cathedral interior - BBC web site review March 2011

The giant spaces inside the UK's largest cathedral are the inspiration for a new art exhibition.

'Landmark Cathedral Exhibition'

From Tracy Emin’s pink neon ‘For You’ commission to the 15th century statue in wood of the Kneeling Madonna by Giovanni Della Robbia, Liverpool Cathedral has a collection and exhibition programme to rival some of the largest and most diverse private galleries.

The Art Observer interview Jan 2011

Colin Taylor’s artwork reflects the need to capture and store experience in its raw form. What results from this are paintings and drawings that show an almost intuitive expression of landscape. He refuses to provide his viewer with the simple equation; the familiar lines and forms which lead to the inevitable naming and categorising. This is intentional. He opens up the frame, so that the colours and textures are more than just sights, they become the temperature and the wind.

‘Conveying the power of place’ Oxford News - Dec 2009

Colin Taylor is an artist obsessed with landscape, from Scotland and the Lake District to South America and Asia. Though landscape is his subject matter, these semi-abstract works show his individual, emotional response to the natural world. All are executed with a freedom and boldness of technique, imbuing them with immediacy, freshness and energy.