Taylor Manoles is an oil painter who lives in Bend, Oregon. Her love of nature and desire to paint drove her to pursue an art education degree at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. After teaching middle school art for a year, Manoles decided to pursue her own artwork full time. Her artwork explores themes of faith and the human experience through contemporary landscapes. Painting is both a cathartic practice and how she celebrates and remembers the goodness in the world around her. She enjoys showing her work locally, across the Pacific Northwest, and through online platforms.