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Rob Brooks Art

American, b. 1962

Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the forefront. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1962, Brooks has been a full time professional artist since 1983. Educated at the Art Institute of Boston, Brooks studied under Nathan Goldstein and received the Academic Achievement Award at his graduation. After graduating, he began a 14 year long career as a freelance illustrator. He was eventually asked to join Renard Represents of New York City, one of the illustration industry's most prestigious artist groups. Brooks created award-winning paintings used in advertising campaigns for clients such as AT&T, IBM and Microsoft, to name just a few. Brooks was commissioned to create paintings used for the covers of two issues of Der Spiegel, Germany's equivalent of Time Magazine. After moving to Cape Cod in the early 1990s, he spent more and more time concentrating on his fine art, painting outdoors and connecting with the beauty of the coast.

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Artist: Rob Brooks
"Congregation" the sun sets on the ocean, beach balls gathered on the shore
"Congregation" the sun sets on the ocean, beach balls gathered on the shore

"Congregation" the sun sets on the ocean, beach balls gathered on the shore

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Bon Fire", Summer Evening: sun sets over the ocean and a fire blazes on shore
"Bon Fire", Summer Evening: sun sets over the ocean and a fire blazes on shore

"Bon Fire", Summer Evening: sun sets over the ocean and a fire blazes on shore

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Aquinnah Fog" oil painting of red brick lighthouse in nature shining light
"Aquinnah Fog" oil painting of red brick lighthouse in nature shining light

"Aquinnah Fog" oil painting of red brick lighthouse in nature shining light

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cape Pogue Light" painting of a white lighthouse in the nature with sunny skies
"Cape Pogue Light" painting of a white lighthouse in the nature with sunny skies

"Cape Pogue Light" painting of a white lighthouse in the nature with sunny skies

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

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"MV Ice" still life of iconic Marthas Vineyard Ice box in Edgartown
"MV Ice" still life of iconic Marthas Vineyard Ice box in Edgartown

"MV Ice" still life of iconic Marthas Vineyard Ice box in Edgartown

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Here Comes the Sun" lighthouse and station wagon on the beach by the ocean
"Here Comes the Sun" lighthouse and station wagon on the beach by the ocean

"Here Comes the Sun" lighthouse and station wagon on the beach by the ocean

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ice, Tisbury Wharf" icebox, harbor, Martha's Vineyard, ferry, nautical, summer

"Ice, Tisbury Wharf" icebox, harbor, Martha's Vineyard, ferry, nautical, summer

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

"Ice, Tisbury Wharf" transforms an everyday harbor scene into a striking study of light, color, and modern Americana. The oversized, classic ice machine stands monument-like on the d...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tracks in the Sand" red volkswagen bus parked on a sandy beach, sunset, light

"Tracks in the Sand" red volkswagen bus parked on a sandy beach, sunset, light

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

"Tracks in the Sand" portrays a classic red Volkswagen bus parked on the beach for sunset. There are shadowed tracks in the sand from driving, turning around and parking. Beach grass...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"FAITH" Vertical oil painting of 5 nautical Flags against a cobalt blue sky.
"FAITH" Vertical oil painting of 5 nautical Flags against a cobalt blue sky.

"FAITH" Vertical oil painting of 5 nautical Flags against a cobalt blue sky.

By Rob Brooks

Located in Edgartown, MA

From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...

Category

2010s Rob Brooks Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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“ Hydrangeas and Ice”, a still life acrylic on canvas during the Golden Hour

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"Vineyard Voyage" a fun bright ferry painted coming into the port

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“Dawn Patrol” illustrative oil painting depicting surf boards and horizon

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