The Gallery and Blog of Robin Brooks Artist
Dear Art Friends, I am participating in “Making Meaning,” a group show that is installed in the gallery at the Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth through March 2nd. Tomorrow, Sunday, from 2 to 4 pm, we will be having a reception and you are invited.* For my “away” friends, I’ve attached a photo. (photo credit: […]
Robin Brooks: On Making a Painted Paper Collage Market Day collage in process. Here is the finished collage. My collage work is arranged and composed before I use a drop of glue. I often begin with a walk in nature. Using my camera, I take some snapshots. Sometimes I will research a subject as I […]
As a young child, feeling the warmth of the sun on my face, reflected from the Cabana Club pool, my feet dangling in the cold pool water. My summers were spent poolside while my dad worked his summer job of Pool Director. At home, being tucked in under the covers at bedtime. My bedtime ritual with […]
My year is starting off with a wonderful surge of opportunities to share my artwork with the community. In Hallowell on Friday January 26th, the Members Showcase will open in the Harlow Gallery’s exciting new space. I am featuring work from my 2017 residency at Acadia National Park. The Maine Art Educators Member’s Show opens […]
TEACHING VS. LEARNING: One of the scariest things about transitioning to a choice based approach to working with children is a teacher’s fear of losing control. Many of us are operating under the false assumption that if we control every possible variable, we will ensure that our students are learning. Today, there are whole texts […]
These are a few photos from my experience as an Artist in Residence at Acadia National Park during their centennial year. For fifteen amazing days I explored, sketched, painted, and breathed in the magic and mystery of this beautiful place. There is no doubt in my mind that every season there has its own […]
Rhythm of Nature: Artworks by Robin Brooks On view at the Fern Gallery, Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, Gray, Maine Seventeen works in painted paper collage, oils and mixed media On view from January 14, 2009 through February 2009 Red Sunflower, oil on panel Fiddlehead Center for the Arts […]