i’m yours, 2015

Henry Taylor: I don't always work from photographs, but this was a photograph taken by Andrea Bowers, and I liked it.

Narrator: Henry Taylor.

Henry Taylor: In the original photograph was just my son and I. And I added my daughter. Sometimes I might have material in the studio that I just grab or gravitate to. Sometimes it's just there for a long time. So, you just put it to use, so to speak. 

Narrator: Some artists lean more towards drawing from a live model. Others may favor working from photographs.

Andrea Bowers: Henry goes back and forth with both.

Narrator: Artist Andrea Bowers.

Andrea Bowers: And many paintings include both, as well as invented imagery. One time, I saw him cover up a huge section of a super tall painting, and in fifteen minutes, he was on a scaffolding or a ladder and, with a giant brush, paint this giant horse. I was just like, "Wow. The courage of that.”