06/18/2026
Our social media has been a little quiet over the last couple of weeks, but thanks to everyone who came out for Art Walk on June 5 - we had a great turnout! There is only one week left to see the current exhibition, so if you haven’t stopped by, now is your chance! Please enjoy today’s highlight of Taylor Fausset’s drawings included in the exhibition, which are accompanied by poems written by his wife Pamela.
Fausset finds inspiration in the landscape around him, such as in the drawing “Magnolia Street.” According to the artist, the canopy of oak trees and being close to nature brings him a sense of peace and, “a kind of escape without having to actually escape to another place to go for a hike.”
The artist started out at a young age working in a darkroom making analog photography. This is evident in his charcoal drawings, which begin with references to black and white photographs. Fausset “concentrates on the light, texture, depth, and detail” to translate the photograph to drawing, imbuing the drawing with feeling and emotion. Ultimately, he allows the work to “become what it wants… something all its own.”
As Fausset worked on “Magnolia Avenue” and “The Beginning,” he concentrated on grounding and rooting. “I was trying to find my way, a new way. I was focusing on the analogy of "The Path" or "The Journey". Not worrying about the destination but instead focusing on each step…with patience and reverence. I hope that the viewer can look at these and be reminded to get lost for a moment every now and then whether it's in a work of art, in the woods, by the ocean or inside your mind. People are too often afraid of getting lost and forget that there is adventure in what you don't know. The drawing is about the journey and they are a journey. Destination unknown.”
