Alan G. Brooks - Art and Illustration

 . . . almost forgot Onwards and Upwards - Alan G. Brooks - watercolors Above is another piece from the similar timeline as Watching and Waiting. It is painted in watercolour, gouache and inks on illustration board. Probably from the mid nineties - 1996 I should guess. I meant to put it up with the "Watching  / Mole" painting - and actually thought I had.  I see here [and with the opportunity of hindsight,] that once again I am depicting breaking from one "dimension" into another.  The whale here breaks the surface and catches a glimpse of another world temporarily.  The mole similarly strives to break through a different surface and moves from dark to light.   Onwards and Upwards.  Alan G.Brooks

. . . to my backgrounds, unfinished pieces, works in progress and so on. Workspace #1 - portrait of "Led Zeppelin '69" [started] and background to "Forest 1"  [started] Detail of "Forest 1" Woodland Work in Progress - "Untitled #1" Woodland Work in Progress - "Untitled #2" Detail of "Led Zeppelin '69" - [work in progress] Background setting, figures to be added - Work in Progress - "Untitled #3" Work in Progress - "Untitled #4" Detail from "Untitled #4" Work in Progress - Paws for Thought Lots of artworks to finish here. All acrylic paints on canvas and board. All at various stages of completion or development.  Alan Brooks Onward and Upward

or Pot Noodles - take your pick . . . Pink Floyd of 1968. Left to right Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright Acrylic and colored pencil I like doodling . . . Not having any restrictions and being free to just mess around and see what develops. The couple of pieces here are examples of what I'm talking about. More heroes of mine from 1968 - when I was an impressionable school kid - Pink Floyd and Cream. CREAM of 1968. Ginger Baker at top. Jack Bruce center. Eric Clapton bottom. Acrylic and colored pencil. Alan Brooks Onward and Upward