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"Kimberly Brooks" 


Fever Dreams 2018  
 
LA WEEKLY Interview with Shana Nys Dambrot ARTILLERY MAG "Pick of the Week"
EXHIBITION Fever Dreams STUDIO VISIT Art & Cake


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Los Angeles, 60 x 48 in., Oil on Linen 2018

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Russian Room, 42 x 36 in., Oil on linen 2018

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Two Portraits, 32 x 24 in., Oil on linen 2018

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Georgina, 60 x 52 in., Oil on linen 2018

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Lagoon, 44 x 36 in., Oil on linen 2018

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Kimberly Brooks, (b. New York, NY)​ is a contemporary American artist whose work integrates landscape, figuration and abstraction to address subjects of history, memory and identity.  Recent exhibitions include Brazen, Fever Dreams. 

Current books featuring her work include Brazen: A Painting and Poetry Collection and Fever Dreams including essays by Michael Wilson and Shana Nys Dambrot.  Permanent Art installations include The Cooper Design Center in Downtown Los Angeles. Upcoming book: Oil Painting Safe Practices Materials & Supplies: The Essential Guide.

Everything you wanted to know about Painting with Oil
Join artist Kimberly Brooks for a special online program: 

Oil Painting: Fluency and Flow. In this course, Brooks offers a comprehensive step-by-step curriculum for beginning and intermediate painters to internalize best practices, acquire deep knowledge, optimize their flow so they can work exactly where they are, have a break through and begin building a body of work.

Paint Solvent-Free
Recorded and Live Weekly Sessions
Exclusive Streaming Visits with Contemporary Artists

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OIL PAINTING: FLUENCY & FLOW
An in depth course that covers every aspect of oil painting to transform you from student to artist.

Individual critiques during the live calls. Enrollment 
is limited.  
​SUMMER SESSION SOLD OUT
FALL SESSION Opens for Enrollment SEPT


FALL 2019     

       SEPT 9 -14             

   SEPT 15-20         

For more information, book a call.

http://paintingismagic.com/


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I Have A King Who Does Not Speak 
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I Have A King Who Does Not Speak: Kimberly Brooks' Solo Exhibition, Roosevelt Library, San Antonio, TX SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: Brooks allows viewers to fill in details in her opulent paintings


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Unknown Ancestor, 32 x 40 in., Oil on Linen 2014

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Raja Summit, 24 x 36 in., Oil on Linen 2014

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Departure, 32 x 40 in., Oil on Linen 2014

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High Tea, 60 x 48 in., Oil on Linen 2014

Brazen 2017

 
Poetry Inspired by Kimberly Brooks Paintings REVIEW: WhiteHot Magazine by Daniel Maidman REVIEW: Art & Cake by Shana Nys Drambot EVENT: Brazen Painting & Poetry Slam NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROFILE: LALA Magazine INTERVIEW: Yale WYBC Radio Interview REVIEW: The Jealous Curator: Kimberly Brooks on ARTSY.net REVIEW: Art Scene by Andy Brumer


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Talitha, 20 x 16 in., Oil on linen 20


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Blue Forest, 44 x 36 in., Oil on linen 2017

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Castle Tapestry, 44 x 36 in., Oil on linen 2017

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Portrait Hall, Oil on linen 2017

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The Victorian, 50 x 20 in., Oil on Linen 2011

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SoHo House, 44 x 36 in., Oil on Linen 2011

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The Collector, 16 x 12 in., Oil on Linen 2011

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Punk History, 40 x 36 in., Oil on Linen 2011

http://www.kimberlybrooks.com/


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