A retrospective of the life and work of artist K. Page Brooke
from Arachis Press
Form, color, concept — the images presented here are the creations of a unique artist, K. Page Brooke (1918-2013).
The Art of K. Page Brooke is a retrospective of her life and work, written, photographed,
and designed by her son, himself an artist and illustrator.
Some images from the book are displayed below. You can right-click the pictures to go to larger images.
The cover painting is 'Arches' from 1975, casein on board.
Oil painting from 1992
Oil on canvas, 1994
Acrylic painting from 1988
Casein on paper, 1982
Oil painting, 1999
Oil on canvas, 1989
Pen and ink, with watercolor, 1999
Stephen Brooke is an author and artist. He has published novels, children's books, and collections of poetry, as well as this retrospective of his mother's life and art. Stephen lives in an old farmhouse in the Florida Panhandle.
You may learn more at the Stephen Brooke site.
Signing her work as K. Page Brooke, the artist was born Mary Katherine Page in 1918. Working in a broadly expressionist vein, Mary had a long and successful painting career, primarily in Florida. She passed in 2013.
The Art of K. Page Brooke is available as a 24 page, full-color paperback or as a PDF. Both may be purchased directly from Arachis Press. Published in 2013, the print version has an ISBN identifier of 978-1-937745-07-3
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