-
-
Archives
- May 2013 (4)
- April 2013 (7)
- March 2013 (6)
- February 2013 (8)
- January 2013 (8)
- December 2012 (8)
- November 2012 (8)
- October 2012 (11)
- September 2012 (10)
- August 2012 (9)
- July 2012 (6)
- June 2012 (7)
- May 2012 (8)
- April 2012 (7)
- March 2012 (10)
- February 2012 (12)
- January 2012 (6)
- December 2011 (7)
- November 2011 (8)
- October 2011 (7)
- September 2011 (9)
- August 2011 (13)
- July 2011 (11)
- June 2011 (6)
- May 2011 (8)
- April 2011 (9)
- March 2011 (6)
- February 2011 (9)
- January 2011 (9)
-
About Kyle
Kyle Brooks - Blackcattips - NeoFolk - Painter - Doodle Maker - House Paint - Sharpie - Atlanta - Hot - Anger - Humid - Lost - Alaska - Indians - Simmons Basement - Rockdale - Goats - East Atlanta - Layoff - Rebirth - Streets - Signs - Walls - Bears - Crosses - Cardboard - Scrap Wood - BeltLine - Shows - Beard - Maria - Pup - Moreland - Desperation - Trees - Poles - Exhaust - Love - Neighbors - Friends - Clouds - God - Sun - Future - Bright - Breathe - Help?-
Tag Archives: folk
Lets All Get Nice sign
I have had my eye on a old board on a tree. An old tree is not anything extra ordinary but an old tree with a board on it is! Today I had some free time after delivering a few paintings so … Continue reading
Posted in bears, street art
Tagged art, atlanta, bear, blackcattips, brooks, dekalb, folk, hearts, LETS ALL GET NICE, paintings, sign, street art, street folk
Comments Off
After A Tropical Trip
I spent the last several days in a warm tropical locale. Fruits of the land and fish of the sea greeted my every turn. White clouds and warm winds kept me calm and comfortable. Ahhh, but all things must end. … Continue reading
Posted in bear heads, roadside crosses
Tagged atlanta, bear heads, bears, blackcattips, fayetteville, folk, roadside art
Comments Off
Q & A with Common Creative Atlanta
A few weeks ago I was approached by Common Creative Atlanta’s Maria Pinkleton. She had a few questions for me regarding my art. I think they did a great job with the article and I appreciate them asking me to … Continue reading
Posted in interview
Tagged art, atlanta, blackcattips, common creative, common creative atlanta, folk, interview, kyle brooks, maria pinkleton, street art
Comments Off
I SEE U sign
I have long been inspired by the haunting eyes on the roadside sign from the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby. The eyes were on a defunct billboard in the Valley of the Ashes. I had to read The Great … Continue reading
Posted in street art
Tagged art, atlanta, blackcattips, blue, eye see u, eye see u sign, eyeballs, eyes, folk, kyle brooks, moreland avenue, street art, street signs, T.J. Eckleburg, the great gatsby
Comments Off
New Paintings
I have posted a lot of new art on my website. I wanted to get a few new paintings posted for people who have gift buying in mind. Some people, unlike myself, take care of holiday shopping early and … Continue reading
Saturday Paintings
You go to the store and buy a large sheet of wood. You load it into the truck then take it to a secret location. Did anyone see us? Cut it up using electrical power tools. Reciprocation and saw dust and then you sand … Continue reading
Posted in painting
Tagged blackcattips, folk, kyle brooks, painting, saturday, thoughts, wooden cut-out
Comments Off
Faces and Friends – Art on the BeltLine 2012
Yesterday I finished painting two concrete uprights under Highland Avenue in Atlanta’s Inman Park. This painting was in collaboration with Art on the Atlanta BeltLine 2012. This year I painted on the eastside trail. I spent a week painting. One … Continue reading
Posted in art on the beltline 2012
Tagged atlanta, beltline, blackcattips, faces, Faces and Friends, folk, highland avenue, inman park, kyle brooks, mural, painting, street art
Comments Off
BlackCatTips Bears – A fresh batch
I made a new batch of BlackCatTips Bears. These are cardboard. The cardboard came from a movie production site in Atlanta. I sprayed them and painted them and cut them out. I have begun to make these more and more elaborate. I really like … Continue reading
Posted in bear heads, bears
Tagged atlanta, bear heads, bears, blackcattips, folk, kyle brooks
Comments Off
Wooden Crosses Everywhere
I have been putting out crosses again. Most everyday I have been taking some with me as I ride around town. I take my mini-ladder too. I have been putting them on power-poles and trees. I have been putting them … Continue reading
Posted in wooden love cross
Tagged atlanta, blackcattips, cross, decatur, folk, love, roadside art, street art, wood
Comments Off
Re-Decorated Street Art
I had found a sign on the ground back in the dark cold of January. The sign had fallen over and was left unattended. I picked it up, flipped it over and re-attached it. I painted a buffalo on it but … Continue reading
Posted in street art
Tagged blackcattips, eav, flat shoals, folk, neo folk, street aign, street art
Comments Off