John Taylor Wagner creates images capturing the lives of humans at the cross-section of nature and our post-industrial world. He paints his subjects, often frozen in idyllic moments of presence and stillness contrasted with the demands of passing time and human consumption. The subjects of his work are friends and family who he has connected with deeply in his life. Wagner’s paintings invite tender pause and reflection. Each painting is an invitation to step into the inherent familiarity of the human experience, to steep in the fleeting moments in time and the freedom that lies between.