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FRAMED SIGNED EUGENE GENE TAYLOR COLOR ART PHOTOGRAPH SHENANDOAH COWS - $100 (Cave Creek)
East Stevens Road near N. Galloway Road off E Cave Creek Road near East Stevens Road near N. Galloway Road off E Cave Creek Road
condition:
excellent
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Please Note: This signed original vintage Gene Taylor photograph still retains its original matting, gold-painted wooden frame, glass front, and paper backing with framer’s label.
Dimensions: The image size of photograph measures approximately four and three eighths inches (4 3/8”) in height by sixteen and one eighth inches (16 1/8”) in width. The photograph’s sheet size that can be viewed within the matte board measures approximately five inches (5”) in height by sixteen and three quarters inches (16 3/4”) in width but is most likely larger as it extends underneath the matt board. The overall dimensions of the gold-painted wood frame are approximately twelve and five eighths inches (12 5/8”) in height by twenty five and five eighths inches (25 5/8”) in width.
Signature: Hand-signed in pencil along the right-side margin of the white matte board just underneath the photograph itself with the artist’s signature “Gene Taylor” In addition, there is a framer’s label on the backside that reads: “The Little Gallery On Smith Mt. Lake 6 Bridgewater Plaza, Moneta, VA 24121 Custom Framing”
Lastly, there is a personal inscription from the original owner written in pencil on the frame’s backside paper that includes the date Feb 13, 1992. The rest of the inscription is illegible.
Condition: The photograph and its original white matte board are in excellent and clean condition – absolutely beautiful! The gold-painted wooden frame is generally in excellent and clean condition with a few small scuffs and rubs but is still nice looking.
Price: $100.00 (firm and cash only)
To view the signed & framed original vintage color art photograph created by Woodstock, Virginia artist-photographer Eugene “Gene” Taylor available for purchase here, please send an email to John to arrange a time that is convenient for you. Thank you.
Please Note: This is a cash only, local pick-up transaction in the town of Cave Creek just north of Scottsdale. You will need your own transportation. This signed & framed original vintage color art photograph created by Woodstock, Virginia artist-photographer Eugene “Gene” Taylor is safely stored in a private home and is easily accessible.
Lastly, this item is available as long as this advertisement is up and running. There is no need to send text or email messages asking if it is still available.
(the following information originally appeared on the website for the Shenandoah Connection but it is no longer shown there)
Gene was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in northern Virginia. "Throughout my early years my family would 'head for the mountains' almost every weekend from spring through fall. The mountains were the Blue Ridge Mountains and they still retain the same magic and beauty I felt and saw as a child.”
In 1983 Gene moved to Woodstock, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley where he established a studio, darkroom and gallery. "I was drawn once again to the special combination of gentleness, beauty and timelessness of Virginia's mountains and valleys. The changes of season, weather and quality of light provide an endless source of visual pleasure.”
Taylor primarily uses large format camera equipment and has always done his own darkroom work. "I'm more interested in communicating the feelings associated with what I see and experience than what a particular subject or location looks like. My personal involvement in working with the negative and creating the print is very important.”
(the following information is courtesy the website for the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper. And while the article reprinted here is focused on the artist-photographer Andrew Thayer, it provides relevant information about Gene Taylor.)
Local Photographer Opens Gallery in Woodstock
By MATT WELCH / The Northern Virginia Daily
June 15, 2021
WOODSTOCK — For more than two decades, local photographer Andrew Thayer has been capturing scenes throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Now, his photographs have a place to call home.
Thayer, who owns and operates Andrew Thayer Photography, recently opened his own studio and gallery at 301 W. Court St. in Woodstock.
The space became available after Gene Taylor, who had a photography and frame shop called Studio Shenandoah for over 30 years in the same building, retired last year. Thayer is now renting the space after having worked there for Taylor in the early 1990s.
“I’ve been a photographer for over 20 years, working out of my home, doing art shows, selling photographs, doing commission work. Having a gallery was something I’d always thought about, but I never really looked into getting a space until now,” Thayer said. “To me, it was a sentimental transition from working with Gene and his photography. Continuing that tradition of art and photography in that space was something that appealed to me — it had a sentimental value.”
The space includes an exhibit of Thayer’s own photography, which is mostly scenes from around the valley. Thayer’s gallery will also provide custom art framing. Additionally, he will continue to provide on-location portrait sessions outdoors as well as wedding services and commission work for clients.
Thayer got into photography as a teenager at Stonewall Jackson High School, where he worked with the school yearbook. His two brothers were also into photography, which helped spark his interest. He later continued pursuing the art form in college then went to work for Taylor in the early 1990s as well as the Northern Virginia Daily until about 2012, where current photographer Rich Cooley served as his boss.
“I enjoyed working for the paper. During those years, I photographed everything from portraits, sports and even some wildlife — a little bit of everything,” Thayer said. “That was a fun experience for me.”
Throughout his tenure, there’s been one constant that has inspired Thayer’s photography— the beauty of the valley.
“The Shenandoah Valley is a beautiful place to live. Anyone who’s been here for any amount of time can see it on a daily basis. My photographs represent just a small fraction of that beauty,” he said. “When the light and color is just right in the valley, I will get into the car and go for a drive — either up on top of a mountain, or on a back road or along a river road — and hope to see something beautiful. Usually I’m always rewarded with a beautiful scene in the valley.”
Thayer said his favorite season to shoot is the fall, followed by the spring.
“We have a lot of great colors that the trees provide during those seasons and the spring flowers come out in the spring,” he said. “Around any corner on any road here, you’re bound to see a beautiful scene.”
As for advice for young photographers, Thayer said keeping an open mind while finding happiness in your work is key.
“Always be open to many types of photography. You want to be versatile in what you do and where you can go as a photographer,” he said. “Photograph what interests you, and see what works for you and what you enjoy the most and go out and photograph those scenes. Photograph it all, and pick out those scenes that you like.”
There are currently no set hours at Thayer’s downtown gallery, but interested customers can contact him via email or by phone.
Thayer’s photographs, along with various other artists from several art backgrounds, will be featured during the Shenandoah Valley Arts Festival in downtown Woodstock from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday.