What You Can’t See Online: Art in Person
A patron taking photos by my painting Beverly Ride (78” x 54” – ink, oil & acrylic on canvas) at Castelli Art Space in Los Angeles. Photo credit: Gilbert Molinet. I often forget that most people see the paintings I make through a computer screen. As thankful as I am for the modern inventions of screens and technology, and the speed with which we can communicate and consume information, there is no phone or monitor that can capture the experience of being live with anything, whether a place, a person, or a piece of art. There is an energy in objects, especially those made by human...
Read MoreHappy Holidays 2019 & 2020 Wishes!
I hope everyone is having great a holiday season and finding beauty in anything that might look like a mess! This is a time of year when there is likely more dishes in the kitchen from guests and baking/cooking endeavors. There may be extra reflection on how various personalities converge at holiday gatherings. There is beauty to be found in these scenarios. When there is an intention to see beauty, beauty will be found. This is the mindset with which I approach making original holiday cards for collectors from left over paint smears. remnants of oil paint from 2019 paintings in process for...
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Italy In The Studio…Tokyo Exhibit On The Horizon
Happily taking photos in Burano, one of the islands off of Venice, Italy…a bucket list item:) Italy in the Studio: If you follow my social media you may have seen photos last month from a recent adventure to Italy including locations such as: Rome, Paliano, Olevano, Piglio, Morolo, Naples, Florence, Venice, Burano, and Isola del Liri. Although it may look like I’m promptly painting images from this last trip, the references for the below paintings are from photos I took several years ago. I often let the idea of paintings sit with me for awhile before painting them. The...
Read MoreSensoji Memoirs Abridged | 37 x 28 | ink & acrylic on canvas | Brooke Harker | collection of The U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan
Click on the magnifying glass to see the full painting. Click here to see more of the painting: https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/brooke-harker/artwork/sensoji-memoirs-abridged?collection=cityscapes
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