toddler cuteness paints alongside Harker
It’s really perfect that the toddler in this photo is also in the painting of the Eiffel Tower as one of the three sisters in “Sisters in Paris”
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Beverly Ride | 78 x 54 | 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. This painting depicts the historic Sterling Plaza on Wilshire Blvd, built originally as the California Bank Building in 1929. The featured car in this painting, a blue and white taxi, unique to the city of Beverly Hills, is a time capsule. As many cabs switch to hybrid models, the sedan shape continues to evoke a feeling of nostalgia and a sense of urgency in me. I feel compelled to capture images of these cars in action before they are gone. I’ve tended to be especially...
Read MoreChinatown Skies| 68″ x 50″ x 2.75″ | 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. Artist’s Description: Chinatown Skies depicts a scene from Chinatown in San Francisco and contains a surge of energy in preparation for my trip to paint in the southern city of Dongguan, China in the fall of 2012. It had been my dream to visit southern China since I had spent the summer in Beijing years earlier. This painting came to fruition while listening to Mandarin CDs and thinking about the last empress of China as depicted in books by one of my favorite authors Anchee...
Read MoreDreams in Concrete | 48″ x 48″ x 2.5″ | ink, oil & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker | SOLD
original painting by Brooke Harker. Artist’s Description: Before I lived in Los Angeles, I worked as a civilian for US ARMY Europe in Germany. My goal was to have a “normal” job working with children and have weekends to travel, write and paint. In going to Europe, I wanted to get away from diving deep into emotional territory as I had been doing in theatre studies…or so I thought. However, taking a job with the military 2 weeks prior to 9/11 didn’t really create an environment free of emotional territory. I worked with 50-120 kids per day, children who were used to moving, all over the...
Read MoreTaxi 213 | 36″ x 48″ x .75″ | ink, oil & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker | SOLD
original painting by Brooke Harker. While I painted this I had a visit from blogger Richard Radstone. Click here to read his article and see photos. To learn more about the history behind the image and moments that inspired “Taxi 213” click here.
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