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About Kyle
What is a BlackCatTips? A BlackCatTips is a painter and muralist. A BlackCatTips is a poet and a thinker— a teller of tales. A BlackCatTips is Kyle Brooks, a street folk artist from way down in the American South. In addition to his studio and mural work, Brooks creates street poems and whimsical roadside art installations. With his brush, bright colors and a few found materials, he paints the world happy. Brooks lives in Arabia Mountain U.S.A., Georgia with his wife, new baby son and old dog. He also likes hot drinks, biscuit houses and growing orchids.-
Tag Archives: happy
Funtime Sandwiches (happy smiles man)
Hi. This is part of a painting im almost finished with. It really makes me happy. I started it recently when Jason Hales was taking my picture and asking me questions. I find it easier to discuss things if I painting … Continue reading
Posted in painting
Tagged art, atlanta, blackcattips, folky, funtimes, happy, jason hales photography, kyle brooks art, paintings, streetfolk
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Painting Hobo Hotdogs (doggy dogg decatur)
I have been painting for my friend James HotDog who owns Doggy Dogg. James is opening a hotdog cart concept in a walk-up restaurant in Dectaur across from Kimball House. I am doing some decorating for him. I have been painting … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blackcattips, decatur, doggy dogg, happy, hobo, hotdog, mural, painting, street art
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Happy Times
I painted on my wall again. This time it is something a little more official. I had sporadically painted images around my little place but this was the biggest assembly of images yet. I think I will add to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, atlanta, blackcattips, brooks, cat, fish, happy, happy times, mural, painting, wall painting
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Happy Time Ink Man
I was told about a scrap sheet of plywood beside an empty building a few miles from my house. The wood had been painted with INFOWARS.COM over and over. Then it had been covered in 28 pasted-on posters. All of … Continue reading
Posted in street art
Tagged 12-12-12, art for all, blackcattips, city folk, east atlanta, fun, happy, happy time, ink blot, kyle brooks, not free art, painting, public art, Rorschach, smiles, street art
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Get Glad
There was an old sign I found on the ground last winter. I had painted it one frozen night and hung it back on a post. I was not happy with it. Since then I had hung two other paintings … Continue reading
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Tagged blackcattips, bouldercrest, east atlanta, eav, GET GLAD, get glad sign, happy, street art
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I Feel Better
I feel better. The spout opened up. The colors came out. My brain relaxed. After days of not being able to paint or draw anything I felt happy about it happened. Colors. Drips. Happy times. I feel better now. I … Continue reading
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Tagged artists block, bear heads, bears, blackcattips, feel good, happy
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We All Family Sign
Today I made some smiles. I took an old half-fallen over sign and made it better. The sign was originally made for a neighborhood which went bankrupt and left the development half-finished. It was leaning over so I propped it up with rocks. … Continue reading
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Tagged atlanta, blackcattips, bouldercrest, brooks, c.j., happy, neo folk, street art, we all family
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