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| JOYCE BROOKENS truly enjoys the beauty of nature, especially the mountains - the Rockies, the Sierra, and those of her home in Big Bear Lake, California. She combines this love with talent and outdoor experience to transform the blank canvas into a scene so real it provides a temporary escape from the hurried world. Whether it be a tranquil forest, around a campfire, near a refreshing stream, or in the cool snow, the feeling is beautifully captured for the viewer to share.
Painting almost exclusively in oils, Joyce personally mounts and prepares each canvas to complement her technique. Location sketches, as well as many personal photographs and observations, inspire a painting that is not only a piece of art, but one that offers the "next best thing to being there."
Awards and honors include Best of Show - "People's Choice", two consecutive Big Bear Lake Purchase Awards, Festival of Arts "Mountain Award", cover artist for the Inland Empire Business Journal, cover artist of the Big Bear Phone Directory, cover artist for the Big Bear Magazine, and numerous ribbons.
Works can be seen in public and private collections in the United States and Europe, and in several galleries.
http://www.jbrookensart.com/
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| Mom and Cubs Bear Lake Series II |
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| Summer Range |
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| Twilight Trek |
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| Above It All |
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| Can't See Me Now |
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| Coming Home |
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| High Mountain Lake |
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| High Water |
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| Out to Lunch |
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| Summer Solitude |
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| Winter Solitude |
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| Evening Glow |
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| Evening Flight II |
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| Evening On The Lake |
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| Lakeview Afternoon |
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| Robin & Apple Blossoms |
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| Chickadee & Sunflowers |
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| Bluebird & Hollyhocks |
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