Paint a Theorem: Take a Piece of History Home - SOLD OUT!

Participants will create a theorem painting illustrating a Tree of Life with apples and pears while enjoying a glass of wine and a selection of artisanal cheeses.  The artwork will be ready to take home, frame, and show off to all.  Come join the talented early American artist Noreen Taylor for an unforgettable evening of creativity and fun.  This event is being held in conjunction with the museum loan exhibit, Delaware Collects: Stenciled, Painted and Framed, An American Theorem Collection on display at the National Historic Register, Wilson-Warner House.

Theorem Painting by Noreen Taylor

$20.00 (includes instruction, all art materials and refreshments)
Reservations are required!!
Visitors Center, 2nd & Main Streets
For more information and reservations, please call (302) 378-4119.

About Noreen Taylor

The early American artist Noreen Taylor has been theorem painting for nearly a decade.  The Dover, Delaware resident discovered the art while visiting the Winterthur Museum.  She was intrigued with the art form and was fortunate to take classes from a third generation New England theorem painter.  Noreen strives to pass on this early American 19th century school girl tradition by conducting weekly classes of her own.

Noreen Taylor chooses to work with artist oil paints on cotton velveteen.  She creates her own traditional and primitive stencils from old sources or designs her own.  Taylor prefers to layer her stencils and shade the colors for a more lifelike result.

She exhibits her framed paintings at annual craft shows and historical events in the mid-Atlantic region, including George Washington’s Mount Vernon’s 18th Century Market Fair, Dover Days in Delaware, The First State Heritage Park’s 18th Century Market Fair, and the Women’s Club of Odessa’s Christmas in Odessa.

Taylor’s work has been consistently chosen by the Early American Life Magazine as a top 200 artisan.  Her paintings have also been included in the Delaware by Hand exhibits at the Biggs Museum of American Art.  Her work can be viewed at Noreen’s Theorem Paintings and Decorative Arts.