The
decision to be fully engaged in the pursuit of excellence in painting
defines Gavin Brooks as an artist on a journey.
�I have ambition for my paintings
to mature although each canvas is part of a greater a experience.
Time. experience and study of nature makes for a voyage and a
history that gives significance to my paintings.�.
Gavin began
painting outdoors in childhood along the coast of Maine. Her interest
continued through adulthood. In
her thirties, practical adult careers in illustration, advertising and
publishing were discarded in favor of a classical art education at the
Schuler School of Fine Art in Baltimore. Drawing, sculpture, still life,
portrait and figure study remain important elements in Gavin�s
education, However, it was the grand American landscapes of Edgar Payne
and John Singer Sargent that compelled her to study with today�s
contemporary masters.
Gavin
travels through out America to paint scenes of grand spaces.
Her landscape subjects speak of pristine wilderness unchanged by
modern times. Excursions
into forests, along rivers and coastline are sources of inspiration and
study for larger paintings. Major
nfluences in her technique and commitment are mostly attributed to the
workshops and fellowship of Scott Christensen.
�His understanding of subtle color harmony and �reserve�
are potent influences in my development as a painter. �
Gavin is a member
of Oil Painters of America, The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association,
The Mid-Atlantic
Plein Air Painter�s Association. She
is a Signature Member of the National Academy of Professional
Plein Air Painters. Her
paintings are in collections throughout the US and Europe, She resides
in Towson, Maryland with her husband Harvey and two daughters Cait
and Charlotte.
Achievements:
* Mid-Atlantic
PAPA- Paint Annapolis 2004- Gamblin/Golden Award of Merit
* Group Show
�Addison Art, Orleans Mass, October 2004
* One Person Show-
Hole in The Wall Gallery-Ennis, Montana �August 2004
* Two person Show
�McBride Gallery- Annapolis, Maryland �August 2004
* National Juried
Exhibition �Oil Painters of America -2004
* East/Southeast
Regional Juried Exhbit-Oil painters of America -2003
* GrandPrize Winner- Plein Air Easton
*
Plein Air Magazine Award of Execellence for Most Outstanding
Painting
Awarded by Scott Burdick at The Academy Museum of Fine Art, Easton MD.
