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Andrew Taylor works from his studio on the Salisbury plain in Wiltshire. Born in South Africa, and educated at St Aidan's Jesuit College Grahamstown, Andrew initially took a painting degree at Cardiff Art College in Wales.  He then trained and worked as a scenic artist, initially with the Welsh National Opera Co., and later worked in London's West End opera/theatre world.

Andrew Says " The theatre world was a great apprenticeship but my latent interest in stained glass had been developing within. It seemed a natural progression of my thoughts and inner creative images; the paintings of earlier years were sometimes mosaic like and pre-shadowed my move into stained glass. It all began to emerge and led me in a new direction and change of career.  I would describe myself as a painter, and have adapted my skills to the very particular activity of 'painting on glass'. I undertake all types of work for  public and private commissions although the greater part of my output is for churches. Making windows for ancient (and modern) buildings is a great privilege and  one feels ones work is part of a long tradition linking back to the past. However it is important that I keep touch with my other painterly interests  as this stimulates my imagination and painters instinct which feeds back into the glass work. Having lived in London and Wiltshire, most  of my windows have been installed in Churches in the South of England.

I like to work closely with my client so the commissioning process and making of the window can be a shared experience."

Studio visits are welcome by prior arrangement.