Karen T Taylor Sculpture Barbara - Mrs. Thomas Hart Benton V Clay Portrait Portraiture - Image of a 3D clay sculpture with a white background. Beautiful depiction of the subject capturing her importance, her personality, her likeness and accessories.

Karen is an American forensic and portrait artist with a depth of experience going back several decades. She has contributed to thousands of criminal investigations and historical projects across the globe with her drawings and sculptures. In addition to portrait commissions, she teaches workshops and consults on assorted media projects. She is the author of Forensic Art and Illustration, an in-depth textbook for her field.

May the good guys always win.

 -  Karen T. Taylor
Karen T Taylor CSI: Vegas S2E17 Phoebe Sculpture - Image of Phoebe for the show, one of two identical sculptures, the one with color added to the clay to depict tones.

CSI: Vegas

S2 E17: “The Promise”
featuring Karen’s sculptural props

THE PLOT: When the skeletal body of a young girl who was killed over 40 years ago is discovered in a barrel at the bottom of Lake Mead, the effort to identify her involves a forensic facial reconstruction. After the sculpture is identified, Max Roby promises the child’s mother, Raquel Williams, that the CSI team will finally find justice for her daughter.

  • Karen T Taylor Bas Relief Sculpture

    Fine Art Portraiture

    COMMISSIONED PORTRAITS:
    - Drawings
    - Bas Relief Sculptures
    - Life-size Busts

  • Karen T Taylor  2D Composite Sketch Drawing Image

    Forensic Art

    COMMISSIONED FORENSIC ART:
    - Composite Images
    from Descriptions
    - Child Age Progressions
    - Adult Age Progressions
    - Postmortem Depictions
    - 2D Facial Reconstructions
    - Forensic Sculpture

  • Karen T Taylor Workshop 2D Drawing Depict Deceased for Identification Course Class

    Workshops

    FORENSIC ART WORKSHOPS:
    - Drawing to Depict the Deceased
    for Identification

    - Basic Forensic Facial Reconstruction Sculpture
    - Master Forensic Facial Reconstruction Sculpture

    LOCATION:
    Forensic Anthropology Center
    at Texas State University
    in San Marcos, Texas.

  • Karen T Taylor Forensic Art and Illustration Textbook Manual Book

    Forensic Art and Illustration Textbook

    The first-ever in-depth text for the field, this book documents the history of forensic art, and then proceeds logically through explanations of facial anatomy, practical methodologies and techniques showing multiple actual case examples.

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