by Robin Brooks | Apr 11, 2026 | News and Events, Teaching and Learning
The Grand, collage on paper, 18″ x 12″, 2026 I am a thinking artist who paints abstractly What does it mean to be a thinking artist who paints abstractly? When I use the term “abstract” I am talking about art that doesn’t directly...
by Robin Brooks | Mar 3, 2026 | News and Events, Tai Chi with Robin, Teaching and Learning
Lines from Life 3, acrylic on canvas paper, 18 x 18″, 2026 Light and art–learning to see As one winter month rolls into the next and the full moon shines once again, I find myself in the studio. Currently I am working through the fifth exercise of the...
by Robin Brooks | Jan 27, 2026 | News and Events
UMVA Events UMVA Pop Up Exhibition at Curtis Memorial Library (Brunswick) The Brunswick Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists presents a pop-up art exhibition in February 2026! All UMVA members and the public are invited to view this celebratory show at the...
by Robin Brooks | Jan 7, 2026 | News and Events, Teaching and Learning, Uncategorized
I’ve been a member of Maine’s artist union, the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA), since the early 1990’s. We are energized like never before! UMVA members have organized a variety of public events and exhibits around the state. To start, this...
by Robin Brooks | Dec 31, 2025 | News and Events, Tai Chi with Robin, Uncategorized
Robin Brooks, Youth Leads, silkscreen on paper with acrylic markers, 2025, 5″ x 7″ Best Wishes for 2026–Hope, Courage, and Solidarity. No doubt, we will need all three–hope, courage, and solidarity–to move into 2026. I am glad you are...
by Robin Brooks | Dec 8, 2025 | News and Events
Frank J. Wood Bridge ca. 2015, photo credit: Robin Brooks Comings and Goings: An Homage to the Frank J. Wood Bridge Comings and goings are part of life and sometimes I find them challenging. The Frank J. Wood Bridge, an iconic structure in our twin communities of...
