by Robin Brooks | Jun 15, 2026 | News and Events, Teaching and Learning, Uncategorized
I recently visited the city of Montreal primarily to attend the Jazz Festival there. We also trekked to the Botanical Garden where my husband Jon snapped this photo. Join me at Art Matters–my SubStack platform Thank you for following me here on robinbrooksart...
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 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 | Nov 13, 2025 | News and Events, Teaching and Learning
How creative ideas are born Where do our best, most creative ideas come from? I want to be clear that I’m not just speaking about ideas for art-making but also how we solve other problems confronting us. Creativity is a fundamental tool in the human toolbox that...
by Robin Brooks | Oct 23, 2025 | News and Events, Stories of Our Foremothers, Teaching and Learning
Robin Brooks, how we feel sometimes, mixed media collage, on canvas, 24 x 24″, 2026, $800.00 available Stories for Indigenous People’s Day: remembering, reflecting, and wondering what it means to be an American in this moment? Here are some stories for...
