Adrian Landon Brooks
Festive Discomfort, 2020, acrylic on hand shaped wood, 12 x 16"
Describe your artistic style in three words.
Rainbow/Sparkle/Fun
What's inspiring you right now?
I have recently been inspired by crisp clean lines and pattern painting. All the chaos in our country has left me feeling pretty powerless most days and craving order in my studio. It's hard to sit down and focus right now on just about anything so crisp pattern work especially is soothing to my psyche.
What do you do when you're feeling uninspired?
I just fiddle around with a handful of projects at once until something clicks. I've accepted that I'm not always going to feel like creating something but I also think it's important to keep a strict schedule with my studio practice. Sometimes that means pushing everything off the desk and answering some questions for Big Medium :)
Tell us something unique about your process.
I would say my material choices are the most unique part of my creative process. I have an internal drive to gather and collect objects that inspire me and sometimes they turn into makeshift canvases down the line. The act of digging through a 10 ft wood pile is very instrumental in my work and the wood itself is generally what inspires me to paint.
What advice do you have for other artists?
Don't sell yourself short and stop doing it for free! We have to crush this idea that creative folks need to do any sort of work for promotional sake. I mainly deal with this in regards to design or mural work but the attitude travels through all creative fields.
Anything else you'd like to share?
Black Lives Matter!
Ritual, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 4 x 5”
Vases, 2020, acrylic on hand shaped pecan wood, 12 x 14” each
Color Study 2, 2020, acrylic on pecan wood, 8 x 10”
Caretaking, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 4 x 5’
We have a special connection, 2020, acrylic on hand shaped wood, 12 x 19”
Rite of spring, 2018, acrylic on wood panel, 22 x 24”
Shrine, 2018, acrylic on wood panel, 22 x 24”
Third eye, 2018, acrylic on wood panel, 22 x 24”
Temple, 2019, acrylic on reclaimed wood, 16 x 20”
Adrian Landon Brooks (b. 1983) studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and currently lives and works in Wimberley, Texas. Brooks works predominantly in the mediums of painting and illustration, using found materials such as wood, metal, and old photographs as his canvas.