Alan G. Brooks - Art and Illustration

. . . originally posted March 23 2013. My family send me cuttings from their local newspaper every now and again. It keeps me in touch a little way in getting to know what's going on in their village of Catshill and the larger town of Bromsgrove nearby. One of the cuttings was the one above which I copied and stuck to my pin board in the studio where I work. I couldn't help but see the spectral figure of a man in the tree, to the left of the church spire. I knew that he had something to say- so I decided I couldn't put it off any longer. I decided to investigate the message that wanted to appear. Using my intuitive methods I searched for the right picture - and when found - placed it in overlay on the original picture to line it up and observe the match. Match it did. I thought it might be W H Auden or A E Houseman because I used my intellect to try and "join in" on the proceedings. Not a good idea. My first thought was that...

Stillness and Transmission These are pieces that didn't find their way into the Living Stones series of artworks [see following post] - They are I believe, interesting enough to show and pave the way [paving stones?] to the completed gallery. I guess it was and is a case of having to leave no stone left unturned.  Or is it no turd left un stoned ? Above - Stillness. Above - Transmission. Alan Brooks Please check it out.

development art and more for my Dr Clockheart story -  "Royd" from the Dr Clockheart story / movie short. More musings, reminiscences and artworks for all things Clockheart are over at my Dr Clockheart blog  please drop in and take a look at the recent developments there Alan Brooks Design

 . . . what? MANSTROSITY! I said "R.4. - Dawn of the Vymme" . . . it's in part a retelling of the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. It is a story to keep the legends and mythology of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales alive. It is also done with a steampunk, and cyberpunk "twist" if you like. The Dawn of the Vymme part is a tip of the hat to all the old fifties and sixties Hammer Horror type films, Outer Limits tv show and so on. R.4. - Dawn of the Vymme R.4. - Dawn of the Vymme. An Arthurian sci fi steampunk mash up! Now and then . . . retro future . . . or is there no future? . . . Time will tell. Ruination - ruined nation - from the ashes . . . R.4. approaches the Steam City Dawn of the Vymme - starring "ROYD" of Dr Clockheart fame. Who watches the watchers? Stay tuned for more insights into R.4. - Dawn of the Vymme -  A story from Alan Brooks Design.  Main artw...

 . . or, the horrors within! Anyway, so I had the opportunity to do some interior book illustrations. I seemed to be doing quite a number of those at that particular time, if I remember correctly. I decided to do them in very muted color - if color at all - as this seemed to make me concentrate more on the actual imagery itself.  Feeding Frenzy Mirror mirror on the wall . . . Basement bargain Dive bomber I can't say I am a fan of this kind of fiction. I enjoy the creative part of dreaming up fantastic [ hopefully ] imagery and the like - but that's about it. Have A Nice Day! Alan Brooks Design

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...