Hi. I’m Brooke. I am your art barista. I am an author and an art appreciater and I am dedicated to bringing you regular doses of art to fuel your day.
I have dabbled in art and graphic design, but I never really was interested in galleries, museums or even fine art until just recently. I had the typical notion that it was old news and that museums were boring until I started researching Hugh Lane.
Hugh Lane
Hugh Lane was a 20th century art dealer who hung out with the icons of art and literature that I learned about in school; the Impressionists and authors from the Irish Literary Revival.
Reading about these artists made me see them in a whole new light. These paragons of the Arts…Rodin, Monet, John Singer Sargent; and writers like George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats …were all as unruly as I am!
Hearing the stories of these peoples’ lives was amazing. You really can’t make this stuff up. I found out two things that were pretty revolutionary in my appreciation of art.
1.”History” really wasn’t that long ago.
2. I found out that a good story can change my opinion of a work of art.
The mission of Let’s Talk Art With Brooke is to advocate the exhibition and accessibility of artwork, by promoting galleries and artists.
I wanted to learn all I could about art and artists in general [historic and current]. Should I take a course? Get an MFA? Why not speak directly to the experts.
So that’s what I did. Surprise! They all wanted to talk to me as well and tell their stories. That was in 2016 and it’s still going!
I’ve got some really great interviews: I interview a deaf illustrator, an artist who is in on death row at San Quentin, Mary Englebreit, the host of Treasure Detectives, Curtis Dowling, among others…
On Aug. 13, 2021, I found out I made the Feedspot Top 15 Art History Podcasts list!!!! [& I’ve been on it at every year since then] How cool is that??
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Brooke, would I be allowed you use portions of your work in my high school Paint and Draw classes?
Hi Suzanne! Thanks for visiting/listening. What specifically are you wanting to use? The artwork is not mine. I am using with permission. Any of the audio or writing on the blog posts, you may feel free to use…b