Michael Netzer Online - Rick Taylor Studio

Although Rick’s preoccupation is painting, he is also an active cartoonist and illustrator. His autobiographical cartoon strip, The Blackboard Jumble has appeared for 21 years in a variety of publications. He illustrated the critically acclaimed comic book series Wordsmith and in the early nineties he drew Sandman Mystery Theater for D.C. Comics.

Rick also produced a large volume of short stories and sketchbooks for Caliber Comics, as well as the four issue espionage adventure, “The Silencers,” the supernatural thriller “The Raven Chronicles” and finally his own adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “Salome.” Rick recently donated 21 pages of art to “Drawing the Line,” a benefit comic which will raise money for Princess Margaret Hospital and Sick Children’ Hospital. Recently he illustrated the comic “Bootleg” for his cousin, Kitchener writer, Mel Taylor.

A few years ago, Rick decided to devote much of his attention to one of his loves, the challenging, but rewarding medium of watercolour. His new work was quickly picked up by a number of collectors and Rick was soon represented by Nancy Poole's Studio in Toronto. In recent months he has switched his focus to oil or acrylic on canvas. He is also proficient with the now rarely practiced art of pen and ink.

In his urban paintings, Rick captures the atmosphere and energy of older neighbourhoods. His goal is to evoke an emotional sensation in his landscapes and recreate the sense of joy and peace he feels in the outdoors. He writes, "I'd like the viewer to look at one of my winter scenes and feel they can see their breath or hear water flowing over stones".

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