Lagunatics Lounge | 54 x 54 | ink, oil & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker | SOLD
original painting by Brooke Harker available at Lu Martin Galleries in Laguna Beach, CA. There is a playfulness about the city of Laguna on a summer day which shows up in the colors and strokes of “Lagunatics Lounge.” The scene depicts busy beach goers near the famous lifeguard tower on main beach, next to Hotel Laguna. I painted this on location outdoors at Lu Martin Galleries, the gallery which represents my work in Laguna Beach. One day while I painted behind the gallery, a woman came outside to meet me and suggested the title “Lagunatics Lounge.” After years of...
Read MoreLaguna Asleep | 36″ x 42″ x 2.75″ | ink & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker | SOLD
original painting by Brooke Harker, 2012. I often walk down the street in this painting when I stay in Laguna Beach. There is a charm and elegance in this area that feels like home. At midnight on my birthday in 2012, I stood outside sketching this street, then I colored in the sketch in the dark. Once in the light I laughed as my color choices by street light were not quite my intention. This painting took on its own energy that is quite different from the feeling I have walking in Laguna at night. However, the painting started from...
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“Festive Days” | 36″ x 48″ | ink, oil & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker | SOLD
original painting by Brooke Harker. Artist’s Description: The 4th of July is one of the best days to see lots of umbrellas on the beach, and I so love umbrellas. It fascinates me to think that each time people place their umbrellas in the sand, the patterns they create will never be repeated again at any time, anywhere. Maybe all of life is like this…it’s just something about umbrellas that helps me understand this concept. Festive Days shares the celebration I felt that day sketching the work on paper which inspired this painting.
Read More“Laguna Mermaid” | 40″ x 28″ | ink & acrylic on canvas | by Brooke Harker | SOLD
original painting by Brooke Harker.
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