Joy Of Original Holiday Cards
“Without A Net” 2019-2020 Holiday Card Collection -oil on canvas cards A Favorite Holiday Tradition: One-of-a Kind Cards What are your favorite holiday traditions? Making original holiday cards for collectors continues to be one of my favorite projects. The 2019-2020 batch is about ready to go out. These are made from the left over remnants of oil paint mixed from paintings for the last two years. 2019-20 oil paint bits basking in the sun before cut into mini compositions. If you have one of my original paintings and haven’t received a card in the past and want to be...
Read MoreFeatured In Artrooms App + Want To See Your Room Uploaded?
portrait photo credit: Lotta Photo; Downtown Stride by Brooke Harker 90″ x 60″ ink, oil and acrylic on canvas above; Days Gone By by Brooke Harker 45″ x 80″ ink & acrylic on canvas Honored to Be Featured with Artrooms App… Did you know there is an app that helps you see art in example rooms or on your own walls? How cool is that?! And the founder of one of these apps recently asked to feature my art! Click here to read the feature about my art with Artrooms App. Hollywood in Stride by Brooke Harker- 60″ x 40″ displayed with Artooms Want...
Read MoreYour Life Is One-Of-A-Kind Art! Happy Thanksgiving!
Avalon Days 1 in previous attendance in its home for Thanksgiving- by Brooke Harker- 62″ x 75″ x 2.5″ What Are You Thankful For? Obviously the above photo was taken before the time of social distancing. It will be a different Thanksgiving for many this year. My heart goes out to anyone who has lost a family member or friends for any reason. There is nothing that fills the loss of a loved one. A Vicenza Lifetime at a past Thanksgiving in South Korea- 36″ x 54″ -ink & acrylic on canvas . Often it’s the details of a person that are missed the...
Read More10 Paintings In Homes + “Wishlist 8” Opened Today!
Santa Monica Sunshine found a forever home long ago in Iowa– LOVE that it moved to a new house! The Gift of Adopting Art: I’ve shared before that I’m like a proud parent to see my paintings in their new lives. So thank you to anyone who has ever sent me a photo of my art in your home. It means so much to me. It is truly an honor to know that something I make gets to become part of other people’s lives! Plus these paintings have been my landing place in the world and a way to connect with others. They are where I get to channel my focus regardless of the ups and...
Read MoreSome Things Take Time…A New Painting + ?
at work on Spring in Rome – Brooke Harker 62″ x 35″ ink, oil & acrylic on canvas Some Things Take Time… …and a different perspective. and some cute neighbor dogs to visit… and the neighbor’s cat to bring the love… and then one day (a year after starting this and five years since the photo inspiration of this scene) this painting is complete. with the finished Spring in Rome – Brooke Harker 62″ x 35″ ink, oil & acrylic on canvas We don’t always know how things will turn out when we...
Read MoreFinal Day To See…Treat Of Art
Who wants the treat of art on Halloween? I guess the closest to candy I have to share is texture and color! See below. Zero calories to look at art. Well, paint is eye candy to me:) One day left to see this painting in person at GDCA in Downtown LA! (with a mask and a socially distanced appointment) Or see the video from Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts featuring this painting in my Week 31: Saturday Night Live Art Show! Check out the gallery’s social media to see the virtual reception they hosted over zoom with talks by all of the artists. I speak about these paintings at time code:...
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