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Explore David Brooks' Art: A Study in Mi'kmaw Culture

Discover David Brooks, a pioneer Mi'kmaw painter from Nova Scotia, influenced by Woodlands art and known for vibrant murals. Learn to create your own masterpiece inspired by his style.

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Explore David Brooks' Art: A Study in Mi'kmaw Culture

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  1. David Brooks An Artist Study

  2. Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Center If you have ever been in Halifax and driven down Gottingen Street, you’ve likely seen some of the artwork of David Brooks. The colourful, graphic mural of an eagle and the sun has been painted on the outside wall of The Native Friendship Center on Gottingen Street for many, many years. Brooks was one of Nova Scotia’s first generation of contemporary Mi’kmaq painters.

  3. What Influenced David Brooks? Like many First Nations artists in Canada, David Brooks was first influenced by the Woodlands style made famous by NorvalMorrisseau. Check out some of his work here: http://www.norvalmorrisseau.com/ Eventually, he moved on to create his own style.

  4. Brooks attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Sadly, during his childhood, Brooks didn’t have access to paints while he was growing up in Indian Brook, N.S. Both of his parents were gifted artists. His mother made birch bark flowers that have actually been placed in the Smithsonian Institute in the United States. His father was a great carver.

  5. Brooks didn’t begin to take art seriously until he was in Toronto in the early 1980s. There, he met other First Nations artists who encouraged Brooks to paint. Eventually he ended up creating murals that are featured at the Mastodon Ridge Interpretive Centre, Hants East Rural High School, and Shubenacadie District Elementary.

  6. Brooks has paintings which are in many collections, including ones held by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, the Native Council of Nova Scotia, the Eskasoni School Board, and the IWK Hospital. He has held many exhibitions of his work in Halifax, Toronto, and Ottawa.   Sadly, David Brooks passed away at the age of 62 on May 23, 2014.

  7. Let’s Take a Look At Some of His Work... All Sourced From: http://canada-cultural-center.com/gallery/brooks.html

  8. What Did You Notice? Let’s look at what we see in the work of David Brooks: • A solid black outline around each image • Basic primary colours • Usually features an animal that is native to the Canadian wilderness ( ie: an eagle, a moose, a salmon, a bear, etc.) • Usually features a solid, very basic coloured background

  9. Let’s Get Started... You will need the following items: • white paper • A pencil • Tempra or acrylic paint • A large black Sharpie • Black construction paper

  10. Take a look at the artwork of David Brooks at this website: http://canada-cultural-center.com/gallery/brooks.html • Trace the outline of your animal in the center of the page • Using the paints provided by your teacher, select a few simple primary colours and paint the background, and the separate parts of your animal

  11. Allow your painting to dry. • Once fully dry, using large black Sharpie or a thin black paintbrush, create the black outline around your animal • Add your initials to the lower right hand corner • Now mount your artwork on a larger sheet of black construction paper. • Ta-da! You have created a masterpiece!

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