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PETEBOROUGH ARTISTS PORTRAIT PROJECT

"I love them all!!! They are really great!" Rachel Charlebois

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Artist Shannon Taylor relaxes in her home, surrounded by her artwork. Photographer Mike Taylor of Peterborough captured this image early in 2017.

Artist Jeffery Macklin works the press in his garage-based print shop in Peterborough Ontario. Photographer Mike Taylor captured this warmly toned, dimly-lit portrait in 2017.

Annie Scherz sits in her small studio looking at her supplies. She wears a yellow leather apron that hangs down to her knees. The photographer Mike Taylor of Peterborough captured this image.

Artist Nan Sidler reaches for a paint brush as she is surrounded by gentle window light in her attic studio. The image is fairly dim, but yellow walls and ceiling are discernable in this portrait by photographer Mike Taylor of Peterborough.

Artist Christy Haldane prepares some new components for a series in her workshop.

Painter Megan Ward works the canvas of a lovely new work in her north Peterborough studio.

Potter Bill Reddick works the details into a new bowl.

Painter and puppeteer Bronson Smith demonstrates his puppeteering skills in his Peterborough home. He sits in a chair at the bottom of a stairway and is selectively lit by photographer Mike Taylor of Peterborough. Some of his colourful paintings line the walls in this room.

Gail West, the English Potter studies one of her larger bowls in her bountiful gallery space.

Artist John Climenhage finds the details very important as he works a new work on a large canvas. Behind him on the wall are rows of square paintings about one foot square. They show some of his newest abstract ideas in this portrait by photographer Mike Taylor.

Patrick Fitzgerald who is both an illustrator and painter, takes his time to get the details right. His home studio is dimly lit, yet reveals a modeling skeleton behind him. Outside the room is a large painting, gently lit with a small light. Image by Peterborough photographer, Mike Taylor.

Canadian painter Peer Christensen adds the finishing touches to a large canvas in his studio overlooking George Street. Three large paintings sit on or against easels in this carefully lit scene by photographer Mike Taylor.

Rob Niezen is well known for his colourful work. Here he pays close attention to two new works. This portrait shows two colourful paintings, each on their own easel. Rob uses his right hand to apply finishing touches to the nearest of the paintings in this dimly lit space. Portrait number one, in the series by photographer Mike Taylor.

Artist Paul Chester enjoys the landscape work he is doing these days. He wears a blue glove while working the easel. Carefully and selectively lit, this portrait shows a large wall covered in art work as well as a sample of his sculptural work. Portrait by photographer Mike Taylor of Peterborough.

Artists Victoria Wallace gets back at a canvas that she had tucked away for a bit. Her work space is cluttered with tools, work to be done and completed paintings. The photographer, Mike Taylor, chose to light the scene very selectively.

Paul Nabuurs is back lit in his tiny Water street painting studio. The overall image is dim and secretive. Photographer Mike Taylor shows very little of the scene.

Thomas Aitken finishes shaping a tall vase in his basement pottery studio. The walls are filled with inspirational notes, photos, and various ephemera. The room is spot-lit to bring out the important bits in this Mike Taylor portrait.

Cynthia Fox paints a lovely piece in her Peterborough home studio, while the eyes of a monkey watch closely. Light carefully by photographer Mike Taylor, this portrait is intimate and restful.

Joe Stable works on some new copper pieces in his Hunter Street studio. His work table is draped with and orange patterned fabric. Behind him is a large, curtained window with sunshine bleeding through. A dark doorway reveals nothing but shadows in this portrait by photographer Mike Taylor of Peterborough.

Kay Fowler-Gregg shows how she works the medium in this tight image. This is a body-only image, completely lacking of an identifying face. One sees the painter's arm and the artwork being worked upon. Photographer Mike Taylor chose a tight viewpoint in order to keep the viewers attention where it was necessary.

Doug Andrews painting in his home studio. His room walls are lined with framed artwork that he has created. His red sweater is dimly lit in this serene portrait by photographer Mike Taylor.

A silver haired woman sits at a small loom, spinning yarn. A wrinkled Canadian flag rests in a distant corner.

A woman wearing a pink top, crouches on her floor and draws on a large artists board.

A woman in a blue top works her artwork in her basement work studio

A woman in green top, sits on a stool in front of a window. She examines her art work on an easle.

A smiling man, holds a print he recently made on his printing press.

A woman with a pink head scarf, works with some welding equipment in her workshop.

Looking through a door we see a man in a red sweater working with a stone art piece.

A man in a yellow sweater reaches for his work piece, the workshop is deeply blue in colour.

A woman holds a piece of pottery, she is examining the painting she recently applied to it.

A woman applies paint to a large painting of a horse's body. The viewer is looking up from the floor.

A woman in a dark shirt sits looking at her art work on a digital tablet.

A metal artisan cust a piece of metal with a very bright torch.

In a darkened room we see a mannequin peek around the corner to see a woman in red clothes at her work bench.

A woman climbs up on her workbench to reach some distant tools near the ceiling.

A woman sits on the carpet next to the glass doors. She is comforting her two poodles, one tan and the other black in colour.

"They look great! ... Thanks and thrilled to finally be part of the project." Roz Hermant