Irena Taylor has been drawing and painting since childhood. She received her teaching degree from Houghton College, and a certificate in Religious Studies from Cambridge University . She studied with Paul Ingbretson at his atelier for classical drawing and painting (Boston School), Cambridge Street Studio in Philadelphia, and has taken several art workshops under Ted Seth Jacobs, Daniel Greene, and Sherry McGraw.

Irena works in charcoal, pastel, watercolor, and oil. She enjoys most subjects, although portrait and figurative are her favorites. Her landscapes are primarily done en plein air.

She taught youth and adults for several years at the Coppini Academy of Fine Art in San Antonio; currently, Irena is teaching privately. Her teaching goal is to help students develop their appreciation for beauty and attain a high level of skill in their craft as artists.

Irena has won several awards for her work, including taking First Place at the Spring (Texas) Art Fest (2003), being named Coppini Artist of the Year (2003), winning Best of Show at the Plaza Club Plein Air Event (2003), and garnering Second Place at the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas National Show (2014). In addition, Irena has achieved Honorable Mentions- most recently at the 2015 Susan K. Black Foundation Workshop in Wyoming.

Irena is a member of the Texas Pastel Society (and President of the Society in 2014), the Portrait Society of America, the Pastel Society of America, the Outdoor Painters Society, and the River Art Group in San Antonio.

    A R T W O R K S

Hill Country Stream Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Oil on canvas, plein air

Garden Path Irena Taylor 16 x 12    Pastel on paper, plein air

Nature's Brilliance Irena Taylor 12 x 9    Pastel on paper

Along the Guadalupe Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Pastel on paper, plein air

The Truck Irena Taylor 8 x 8    Oil on panel

Backlit Bougainvillea Irena Taylor 8 x 8    Oil on panel

Palm Sunday Irena Taylor 8 x 8    Oil on panel

Lily Pond Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Oil on panel

Catching the Light Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Pastel

Gloriously Spoken Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Pastel

Red and Blue Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Pastel

Big Red Irena Taylor 16 x 12    Pastel

Evening Pose Irena Taylor 12 x 9    Pastel on Paper

Green Colander Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Pastel on Paper

September Marsh Irena Taylor 5 x 7    Oil

Shore Light Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Pastel

Sunset in Gloucester Irena Taylor 9 x 12    Pastel on Paper

Hydrangeas Irena Taylor 7 x 5    Oil

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The View From Here Irena Taylor 24 x 18    Pastel

Lily Trail Irena Taylor 14 x 11    Oil

The Inquisitive Child Irena Taylor 26 x 19    Pastel on Paper

Tying Up Things Irena Taylor 17 x 22    Pastel on Paper