VIDEO: How trail running helped me nurture my passion for drawing
Running through the scenery which he paints, landscape artist Peter Taylor found new inspiration and came back to his passion for sketching.
Off of Ontario’s famous Bruce Trail in the town of Dunedin, Peter Taylor is easily spotted running trails training for his next ultra race. This small town where he lives and works as a landscape artist is north of Toronto and slightly west of Barrie– the hub which many associate with being one of the last major stops en route to cottage country.
Living here, Taylor has the luxury of being able to experience on the day-today what many will plot for a weekend away. The trails in Dunedin are a great way to be in nature. For Taylor, it’s not just about training for an upcoming ultra, he uses the running lifestyle to take breaks from painting or to draw inspiration when faced with the blank canvas.
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It’s because of running ultras that Taylor found his love for sketching again. Running the Fat Dog 120-mile and in mountain territory, he came back craving a new direction for his work. “I wanted to loosen up and start sketching again,” he says. “I came back feeling incredibly inspired. I put the paint brush down and got back to sketching.”
We had the chance to run and chat with Taylor recently about the joys of getting out on the trail and how running in the scenery which he paints has given him a creativity boost. Get his full story from our video below.
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