Apple Blossoms: Spring

About Apple Blossoms: Spring

This contemporary abstract oil painting celebrates spring.

Canadian artist Noreen Taylor’s expressive artwork explores colour, form, and pattern. Inspired by nature’s boundless beauty, Taylor often interprets the images she sees on walks in her own neighbourhood. Here, she uses pastel colors—pink and white against a green backdrop to convey the splendour of an apple tree in blossom. This joyful painting is highly textured— given its thickly applied paint. Each gestural brushstroke adds movement.

“The marvelous thing about Apple trees and their blossoms is their confounding mixture of delicacy and strength. On the one hand, each petal seems too fragile, so easily blown away with the slightest of breezes. Yet, each blossom has the strength to become a sturdy, fist-sized, and fully grown apple.” Noreen Taylor

Noreen Taylor was born in 1947 and raised in Toronto. She acquired both her B.Ed. and an M.A. in Art History at the University of Toronto.
Taylor is a highly respected businesswoman, visual arts teacher, and philanthropist who has helped shape art policy in the Toronto area. She has been a board member of several key arts organizations including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Gardiner Museum. Taylor chaired the McMichael Canadian Collection of Canadian Art and was the founding Artistic Director for the Claude Watson School for the Arts. Since the 1970’s she has exhibited in numerous solo, and group shows in Canada and the U.S. She has also contributed illustrations to several publications.