GDCA Exhibit! A Podcast! & A Bathtub Art Show?
“Remembering Matera” by Brooke Harker 48″ x 144″ (3 sections of 48″ x 48″) on display at GDCA
photo credit: Jason Ruscio
My Triptych at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts
Last week I shared that my 12ft wide painting, “Remembering Matera” is now on display downtown Los Angeles! Here is a photo update of this triptych on the wall!
To see more of the art in the exhibit and learn about the meaning behind the collection of artists selected for the “Sustain” exhibit, curated by Petra Wright, check out the gallery’s website and follow them on social media!
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts
727 South Spring Street
(between 7th & 8th)
Los Angeles, CA 90014
https://www.gdcagallery.com/
323-309-2875
For inquiries, contact Petra at the above number
I’m in a podcast! Check out Episode 62!
I’m super honored to be interviewed by Alyson Stanfield about this project that started during the 2020 quarantine, rallying artists around the world to have art shows from home!
To listen click here: https://artbizsuccess.com/harker-snlartshows-podcast
Or share this link with artist’s you’ve been meaning to tell about the project!
This will help them learn how to join:)
with “The Georgian Hotel” by Brooke Harker 11.25″ x 9.25″ ink & watercolor paper
Art Show From A Bathtub! #snlartshows
It amused me this past weekend to have an art show from my bathtub.
As Alyson Stanfield and I talked about in episode 62 of her podcast (link shared above), these from home aren’t about being perfect. It’s always good to find a reason to laugh.
Click here to see my latest Week 29: Saturday Night Live Art Show from the tub
Matera NOW At Gloria Delson Contemporary Art! Downtown Los Angeles
Remembering Matera by Brooke Harker 48″ x 144″ (ea. section of triptych: 48″ x 48″) ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Now exhibiting at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts!
I’m pleased to announce that my triptych painting of Sassi di Matera, Italy (“Remembering Matera”) is now on display in downtown Los Angeles! This 12ft wide painting part of the “Sustain” exhibit curated by Petra Wright. The exhibit also includes the art of: Nurit Avesar, Susanne Belcher, Carol Cirillo Stanley, Siri France, Stacia Gates, Hollies Heller, Jane Marshall, Barbara Nathanson, Lily Phan, Crystal Michaelson & Robert Toll
Installation photos and more about the making of the painting coming soon!
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts
727 South Spring Street
(between 7th & 8th)
Los Angeles, CA 90014
https://www.gdcagallery.com/
323-309-2875
Remembering Matera on Saturday Night Live Art Shows!
with Remembering Matera for Saturday Night Live Art Shows 48″ x 144″ (ea. section of triptych: 48″ x 48″) ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
You can also see this painting featured in one of my Saturday Night Live Art Shows which is now available on on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcxKJ72pFm0or
or my website if you are on a social media break: Saturday Night Live Art Shows
2 New Coastal Paintings At Lu Martin Galleries!
Towards Open Waters by Brooke Harker 34″ x 60″ ink, oil & acrylic on canvas at Lu Martin Galleries
Where Are Your Open Waters?
The title of this painting, Toward Open Waters (now available at Lu Martin Galleries in Laguna Beach, CA) was completed on July 4, 2020 and refers to sailing in the direction of freedom. That freedom may be in ones mind or in the world around us. I tend to believe that the first place to experience freedom is within, because that is a state of being that can’t be taken from us by events in the world. There is a place of knowing and an empowerment in the choice to pick an optimal perspective that exists regardless of circumstances.
This painting is also the first painting that I fully started and completed during the stay-at-home time of 2020. I share more of the meaning embedded in this painting in an informal video link below.
An example home with Towards Open Waters by Brooke Harker 34″ x 60″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas -room credit: Artrooms App
details on Towards Open Waters by Brooke Harker
Brooke Harker with Towards Open Waters 34″ x 60″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Check out my Saturday Night Live Art Show that featured Towards Open Waters at: https://www.facebook.com/brooke.harker.7/videos/10157119333516856
Grace to See by Brooke Harker 36″ x 59″ ink, oil & acrylic on canvas at Lu Martin Galleries
Do you have the Grace to See?
This painting, Grace to See is about the ability to recognize the beauty in right now and celebrate life.
painting Grace to See
Close up on details in Grace to See.
Close up on the figures in Grace to See.
An example home with Grace to See by Brooke Harker 36″ x 59″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas -room credit from Artrooms App.
Check out my Saturday Night Live Art Show that featured Grace to See at: https://www.facebook.com/brooke.harker.7/videos/10157206742016856
If you have interest in seeing either of these paintings on your walls- please contact Lu Martin Galleries. They have a special going on during this stay-at-home time!
‘Remix: The Art Of Music’
Now OPEN At Gabba Gallery On-Line- “Remix: The Art Of Music” 60+ Artists
Hello Friends–What music inspires you? How has that music influenced or been the soundtrack for your life? Does it move you to make art or look at your life like art?
This is my third year participating in “Remix: The Art of Music,” 60 + artists curated by Jason Ostro & Elena Jacobson at Gabba Gallery, which donates a portion of the proceeds to Adopt the Arts in LA to help fun music education programs for children in local schools.
This exhibit was selected by LA Weekly for Art Pick this Week!
by Shana Nys Dambrot
Now OPEN On-line for 2020!
See the entire exhibit at: https://www.gabbagallery.com/remix-2020-art
Or click to my painting “Heart Song” inspired by Brandi Carlile here: https://www.gabbagallery.com/remix-2020-art/brooke-harker-heart-song
This is a little different than the cityscape paintings I normally share, however my paintings are always inspired by people and their actions and choices.
See more below about why I chose the image of Brandi Carlile to be the face of my art in this exhibit.
“Heart Song” by Brooke Harker 16″ x 20″ ink & acrylic on canvas available at Gabba Gallery
“Heart Song” references discovering the music of the singer songwriter Brandi Carlile during quarantine…a multiple time Grammy award winning musician, and I just found her!!!:)) This painting can’t capture what her music has done for my soul, however I did do some air guitar moves between paint strokes. The title “Heart Song” points to her song “Wherever Is Your Heart,” and that is mainly what I listened to while painting this…and also “The Eye” although I found her through her song “Dying Day.”
This painting can’t capture what her music has done for my soul, however I did do some air guitar moves between paint strokes.
The title “Heart Song” points to her song “Wherever Is Your Heart,” and that is mainly what I listened to while painting this…and also “The Eye” although I found her through her song “Dying Day.”
Now I listen to her so much while painting my cityscapes. Although I often paint in silence, I love to put Brandi’s music on a headset and dance while making decisions about what to do next. I know my moves have a bit of a Muppet vibe, although in my imagination I have the skills of a back up dancer for a rockstar:)
I am in awe and deeply grateful for the divine energy that Brandi Carlile brings to this earth through her music…and am thankful that she is in the soundtrack for what I paint for the world.
What a blessing on this planet.
What music has blessed you? Send me a message, and I will listen when I paint!
My Paintings Featured In ShoutOut LA!
We had the good fortune of connecting with Brooke Harker and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Brooke, can you talk to us a bit about the social impact of your business?
Art starts conversations and that is something the world can always use, a willingness to take in different perspectives… Click here to continue reading the article
Having Art Shows from Home! Wanna join?
Having Art Shows from Home! Wanna join?
I’ve been having a blast hosting art shows from home since late March through Facebook Live sometime between 6-9 pm each Saturday! (videos get shared after and can be seen on your time schedule).
I started wrangling other art-lovers to join me and artist friends Sheryl Benjy, Nichole McDaniel, and Joan Marie teamed up with me to collaborate as they were participating weekly. Sheryl had a vision to collaborate on a videos together to reach more people.
Click here to see our Saturday Night Live Art Shows Video that features renowned artists: Martin Beaupre from Quebec, Canada, Tom Mosser in Pittsburgh, PA, Daniela Matchael in Athens, TX, and Clara Berta in Los Angeles.
Now we have artists from across the U.S. and around the world joining us sometime when it is 6-9 pm in their time zone!
Go to our Facebook page Saturday Night Live Art Shows to see some of the live videos!
https://www.facebook.com/SNLartshows
Our goal is to put art into Facebook & Instagram feeds world wide and encourage artists to shine their light when the world needs us most!
If you are an artist, please join us!
If you know artists, please tell them!
If you are an art-lover, this is a great way to learn about new artists.
during a Saturday Night Live Art Show from home!
with Kaleidoscope Night by Brooke Harker 32″ x 48″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas Click here for availability
And- It is Saturday!
So I will be going live sometime in the next few hours and then will share the video to Brooke Harker Paintings on Facebook and to Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook!
Let’s keep connections alive through art:)
Hoping your are all well and that your families are safe and healthy.
Sending love,
Brooke Harker
www.brookeharker.com
http://instagram.com/brookeharker
www.facebook.com/brookeharkerpaintings
Exhibiting in February…
There is still time to see this exhibit of my paintings at Lu Martin Galleries!
With Stride in Bloom, Roman Holiday, A Havana Story & Days Gone By by Brooke Harker
Artworks inspired by: Havana, Rome, Hong Kong, New York, Hawaii & CA at:
Lu Martin Galleries
372 North Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949-494-8074
Greg Martin: artistgregmartin@gmail.com
Lu Martin: lumartingalleries@gmail.com
with Buzz and Flow by Brooke Harker 66″ x 45″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
AND one of my artist friends from Lu Martin Galleries has
a solo exhibit in LA coming up!
Hint she is in the photo below with me. Scroll for more info!
with fellow artist Nichole McDaniel & my paintings, including: Roman Holiday, 60″ x 40″; Hollywood in Stride, 60″ x 40″; Days Gone By, 45″ x 80″; A Havana Story, 66″ x 44″; and Heather in Brooklyn, 90″ x 60″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas. Photo credit: Jennifer Verge
Head in the Clouds?…Meet Nichole McDaniel
I’ve said for awhile that I want to share the stories of other artists, especially those who have come across my path and make an impact in my life.
artist Nichole McDaniel painting her triptych, Daydream -60″ x 20″ each, acrylic on canvas
Nichole McDaniel and I met at Lu Martin Galleries, in Laguna Beach, CA, where we have exhibited together for the past few years.
I was excited when she joined our gallery family because I’d seen her work previously and loved her perspective and use of color. I’d put her on my bucket list of artists to exhibit with one day.
She was gorgeous, talented, full of life, and had a positive attitude. Meeting her also intimidated me. I felt an emotional reaction in her presence that I hadn’t experienced with another artist before. Her easy-going happy energy reminded me that I felt the opposite. I’d been suppressing some old wounds and as a result felt stale and bit old. Initially, in meeting Nichole, I thought it might be a sign that I was indeed old.
Instead of keeping that story, or staying away from her for fear of being reminded that I didn’t feel entirely good about myself, I decided that I wanted to come alive again. Meeting her was a catalyst for that desire…and I am deeply thankful to her for inspiring that in me.
artist Nichole McDaniel painting her diptych, Written with Love 60″ x 20″ ea. -acrylic on canvas
Similar to her artwork, Nichole walks and interacts with people as easily as clouds float through the sky. Yet she has also known challenges. When I learned the story of what inspired her to paint clouds, I was blown away. It was a story of grit and perseverance. I wouldn’t have guessed that someone who’d gone through what she had would show no signs of being a victim of circumstances or the past.
“I never wanted to let the past define me, ” she told me.
Although her story isn’t mine to tell, I can tell you to go see her! Her story is written in her clouds.
Go meet her and encounter her light for yourself because she is bright!
And she may remind you to dream of shining bright too:)
There is a lot of dark art out there that expresses the depth of pain that we go through as humans.
I believe it takes the most depth to go through life’s contrasts and still rise up. Nichole McDaniel does this in her work. She chooses what she wants to put into the world and inspires others to do the same.
We all have such choices.
The painting Inspire by Nichole McDaniel 24″ x 30″ – acrylic on canvas – chilling on the beach
Opening THIS Saturday February 22nd!
“Daydreaming” by Nichole McDaniel
Gabba Gallery
from 7-11pm
3126 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(323) 604-4186
Parking can be tricky.
I recommend getting part way there and then taking ride share in the rest of the way.
Happy Valentine’s Day! & What’s red…
In honor of Valentine’s Day–I’m sending out what I have in my inventory in the red family:) Scroll below for a dose of red or if you see yourself adding crimson or cadmium red to your home- here are some options!
Heather in Brooklyn by Brooke Harker 90″ x 60″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Available at Lu Martin Galleries in Laguna Beach, CA
Contact: Lu or Greg at 949-494-8074
Email: lumartin41@gmail.com or artistgregmartin@gmail.com
Hollywood in Stride by Brooke Harker 60″ x 40″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Available at Lu Martin Galleries in Laguna Beach, CA
Contact: Lu or Greg at 949-494-8074
Email: lumartin41@gmail.com or artistgregmartin@gmail.com
Awaiting the Crowd by Brooke Harker 36″ x 38″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Set to exhibit in Italy in March/April of 2020…available to call dibs on with shipping after April.
Some red flowers…
Heart of the View by Brooke Harker 36″ x 93″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Available. Contact for details.
And from my archives…
Chinatown Skies by Brooke Harker 68″ x 50″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Available. Contact for details.
in gratitude,
Brooke
What I Brought Back From Italy + Featured In Laguna THIS Thursday
Italy Made in LA … & LA Made in Italy + more!
A Stride in Bloom by Brooke Harker 60″ x 40″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas, SOLD.
One night only to see A Stride in Bloom in person!
Although this painting found it’s forever home a few days before the opening, I’m so excited that the new collector has allowed it to stay in California long enough to exhibit with it’s sister painting, Roman Holiday (see below). There’s nothing like a sister.
Thursday Feb. 6, 2019- 6-9pm
Lu Martin Galleries
372 North Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Roman Holiday by Brooke Harker 60″ x 40″ -ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
What I brought back from Italy…
Beyond bringing back inspiration from my 2019 trip to Italy, I did something that absolutely terrified me. I had some of the paintings I’d made there packed up and shipped to the Los Angeles. Although the paintings were of LA, they were born on a farm in Italy during a residency in 2015.
Driving Fire by Brooke Harker (59″ x 66″- ink, oil & acrylic on canvas) being packed in Italy and LA bound
Even though my paintings have shipped to collectors in different parts of the world previously, there was something much more vulnerable to me in the risk of these artworks traveling overseas. They were part of one of my greatest adventures and each contained so many memories of a life-changing time.
Painting Arcobaleno Nights of Hollywood (38″ x 74″- ink, oil & acrylic on canvas) on a farm in Paliano, Italy.
I’d trusted the curator in Italy, Alfio Borghese to tour them since 2015. They had solo exhibits in Rome, Genoa, and Frosinone along with group exhibits in Boville Ernica and two Bienales in Frosninone & Anagni. It only took a little more guts to send them over the ocean and have faith they would be okay.
Patrons at Satura Art Gallery in Genoa, Italy viewing a collection of Los Angeles artworks by Brooke Harker,
Although there were some interesting surprises in the shipping process, they all arrived safely in Los Angeles. (side note: for anyone looking for shipping angels in the ‘City of Angels’… I highly recommend Castelli Art & Framing…they are life savers on the LA side).
Five of these artworks will debut at Lu Martin Galleries for the first time in the U.S. this Thursday February 6, 2020 from 6-9pm during the Laguna Beach Artwalk.
Scroll below to see which five!
If you have had your eye on any of these before and avoided overseas shipping costs, you are welcome to now call dibs and contact Greg or Lu at the gallery before the opening.
Contact: Lu Martin Galleries. 949-494-8074.
Malibu:
Breath of Malibu by Brooke Harker 35″ x 64″ – ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Memoirs of the Shore by Brooke Harker 25″ x 74″ – ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Santa Monica:
Cirque di Santa Monica by Brooke Harker 35″ x 63″ – ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Rhythm of the Sea by Brooke Harker 20″ x 53″ – ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Beverly Hills:
Rodeo in Spring by Brooke Harker 34″ x 51″ – ink, oil & acrylic on canvas
Hope to see you at Lu Martin Galleries!
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