Hong Kong Love | 40″ x 26″ | ink, oil & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker
Click magnifying glass icon to see full painting. Click here for price or inquiry of current exhibition location. Although I went to Hong Kong alone, when I captured the photo that inspired this painting, the buzz of the city energy kept me company. There were lights, taxis and double decker buses in most directions, which gave my eyes much to digest. The first layer of this painting is a lime wash inspired by the neon glow of the street signs. I painted the street and the couple who held hands along the famous Nathan Road with ink, and then used thick oil strokes with a palette knife to...
Read MoreTokyo Temple Umbrellas | 72″ x 51″ x 3.75″ | ink & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker
original painting by Brooke Harker Click for Availability The image in this painting comes from a photo I took while I sat and sketched on the steps of the Sensoji Temple in Tokyo. I remember the moment that I discovered I could wet my paintbrush in a nearby puddle. I felt so resourceful. I fell in love with umbrellas on that day. I also fell deeper in love with sketching live scenes. For that reason this scene is one of the most significant in my memory and dear to my heart. click here to see a photo with the painting.
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Wilshire Taxi 1 | 72″ x 37″ x 2.75″ | ink & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker | SOLD
original painting by Brooke Harker, 2013. I laughed with myself a lot the day I took the photos that inspired “Wilshire 1 & 2.” The historic structure of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel caught my attention on a passing drive, and I stopped to take a few photos. The intention to take a few photos turned into an hour of me snapping pictures of traffic and feeling as though I had won the lottery each time a yellow cab drove thru my camera frame. I love yellow taxis.
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