‘Flying’

‘Flying’, 2024

Brook

Watercolor on 140 lb Paper – 22″ x 30″

I was inspired by an old digital photo of summer trees and a picture of an elf flying. I utilized a similar painting process as in Nude Princess only with bright pure color to achieve the dramatic effects in the work. It is a very exciting process and technique!

Brook Powell is an experienced watercolor artist inspired by the wondrous nature of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Creating art since 1985, Brook has established a vast collection of abstract and expressionist watercolor paintings. He graduated from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Art and Design and a minor in History. Brook feels most connected to his creativity when he is engaging with his community and surrounded by Marquette’s lush forests, streams, and the great Lake Superior.

Brook recognizes the challenges of persevering along a creative path. Diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 1992, the pressure of college was brutal, and it was hard to keep up with other students because of delusions, even while medicated. As he persists, he is motivated by master Zoltan Szabo’s words “It has to be an inner drive, or you should be doing something else.”