Lamp c. 1940

Richard Taylor's 'Lamp' is rendered with pencil on paper, a quiet dance of light and form. Looking at this drawing, I can imagine Taylor hunched over his desk, meticulously sketching each delicate curve and facet. He seems to be almost caressing the surface, coaxing out the lamp's essence with those soft graphite strokes. The lamp has a certain solidity, but I sense Taylor's fascination with its transparency, the way light might filter through the glass, distorting and playing with the forms within. Perhaps he was thinking about the nature of light itself, its ability to illuminate and transform the mundane into something magical. Taylor’s work, like all art, is an invitation across time, a quiet conversation between artists about seeing and feeling. It reminds me that painting, like life, is an ongoing process of discovery, full of ambiguity and endless possibilities.