Alan G. Brooks - Art and Illustration

this . . . Chrononaut Continuing to put various bits and pieces from Dr Clockheart up at the blog. Progress is slowly moving forward - but there is no desperate rush - as long as I get it right, that's the main thing. I remember the two old men [of the nine] that Disney referred to, saying that anyone could bring something in on a deadline. the question was, could they bring it in on time and have gotten it right! So, I now make it plain that the above comment  rings true in my world. I often say it - A Camel is a horse designed by a committee! - So if I'm the boss on projects - then that Camel MUST be avoided at all cost! T . . I . . . M . . . . E . . . . . !  Alan Brooks Design

oil painting / acrylic paintings and airbrush. . .    Alan G. Brooks - Jimi Hendrix /  - Summer '68 - detail. Oil on canvas. Alan G. Brooks - Randy California - SPIRIT - Kaptain Kopter - [Kaptain Kopter 2] - pen, inks and airbrush on paper. The pic at top is a small section from an oil painting on canvas - "Summer '68" - Jimi Hendrix - George Harrison. I was interested in 1968 as it was then that I started to appreciate - deeply appreciate - the whole bourgeoning psychedelic "scene."  Magazines like "OZ" started to appear at the local newsagents. OZ, significantly an abundance of illustrations by Martin Sharp within it's pages. I had never seen anything like that before. My picture of Randy California above is influenced by much of what I saw in Sharps work. Desraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire by Cream are still some of my favorite pieces of art. The Randy California piece - above - is an ink drawing on photo...

Trees of life . . . These three trees were done a while ago and shown as ideas for Tree of Life Creative Art Workshop   - they sat around for a while and I posted them on my website some time ago. Since then I have seen one or more of them used as inspirational cards, and also rake up thousands  of views on Tumblr. So, better late than never . . . here they are. TREES OF LIFE  Alan Brooks Design

. . or Sherwood oak and Lincoln green Sherwood oak and Lincoln green A piece from my Latest artwork gallery at Alan Brooks Design I have been doing more black and white art recently. I started off by doing black and white line work for magazines in the seventies. Wanted to try my hand at it again because of the way it makes me have to be more concerned with the overall image. Not really a way to hide behind anything with black and white. With color you can pull a few "stunts" and cover your tracks sometimes  - no harm in that. Another reason is that it reminds me of those old times and I like that. Rapidograph pens, ink cartridges and all of that stuff . . . Memory Lane Alan Brooks Design

A crystal driven frequency finder of the future - and not for the faint hearted! Victorian Viewfinder This relic from the Victorian era was used to search out and seek the future! It was compared to the Ouija board at the time - albeit an upmarket version of sorts. Unfortunately a comparison that would ultimately hurt the product in the end. The idea was that this device, when a candle was lit within it, would generate an image on a glass wafer that was inserted within the viewing device. At the top of the artifact is a candle flame and within it you can see four men jumping. Below the crown and nearer to the center of the object you may see four men walking in line. An accompanying note that came with this particular purchase from auction in 1945 stated that the four men were associated with insects and would change the world. Another note mentioned a geographical area - Liverpool. Another one described a location four the walking men as Abbey Road. Used as ...

Works in Progress - Paint Studio  2 Works in Progress - Paint Studio 2 More Under Layers and Work in Progress - Paint Studio 2 Paint Studio 2 So, just a few shots of my painting studio and the bits and pieces in progress that I am working on at the moment. Work in progress picture of "Cartoons with Goo" 24 x 48 inches. Oil on canvas. The finished painting of "Cartoons with Goo" can be seen on my website Alan Brooks Design in the Gallery 1  section. Work in progress. Acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 inches. Alan Brooks Design

 . . . Or the End of the Beginning? Depends on how you look at things? - No, not exactly. At least erm, not on this occasion. For example, in my picture below -  Quantum Boy sits and ponders. In a state of "Totem Recall" he weighs the Geocentric Earth position against the Heliocentric model. He sighs. "Where are all the independent thinkers of this day and age?" he exclaims out loud to himself. Come to think of it . . "What is this day and age?" "Plastic age?" "Computer age - ?" "New Age?" "Ah, yes" he tells himself. "I remember now . . . It's the End of the age" Quantum Boy in Totem Recall - [Alan Brooks - Mixed media] And So It Is Alan Brooks Design