Today we’d like to introduce you to Adrian Landon Brooks
Hi Adrian Landon, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My name is Adrian Landon Brooks, and I’m a muralist and fine artist based in Austin, Texas. I grew up in Houston and was introduced to the creative world through graffiti. My formative years were spent learning about urgency, composition, and color theory – whether in a train yard or a library. I eventually moved to the Bay Area and studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. Those years in San Francisco significantly shaped my creative direction and gave new focus to my work.
For the past 15 years, I have lived in the greater Austin area. My wife and I met in Austin and later began building a home in Wimberley, Texas. We now live on six acres in the Hill Country and I work from my studio at Canopy in East Austin. This dual life between nature and city life suits my often restless mind. We have a nine-year-old daughter who is the light of my life.
My primary focus now is to create connections between the public and my work through murals in Austin (and beyond). I have worked with companies such as Meta and Google, community organizations like The Trail Conservancy in Austin or the Vision Zero initiative, and many small businesses. In addition to my murals, I have a studio practice primarily focused on paintings and drawings on found objects and native Texas wood.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
As a working artist, I understand that this life path can be full of obstacles for many people. However, I believe that the obstacles themselves are less important than the choices you make to overcome them. I approach each new year as another chapter in my journey toward my ultimate goal: to continue creating, show gratitude and love for my family, and hopefully open new creative doors to explore.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I have spent the last ten years primarily focused on large-scale murals and creating paintings on various found objects and reclaimed wood.
I am greatly influenced by the materials I work with and a focus on sharp, clean lines. Much of my work comes from a design-based inspiration. I am influenced by traditional folk art and the utilitarian approach to choosing materials. Most of my studio work is made on Texas native wood chunks and antique objects collected along my journey. The pieces themselves generally dictate my creative process and inspire much of my work.
The murals I create take my interest in design to a different level. They give me the chance to explore shape, color, and composition on a much larger scale than my studio work. It’s an interesting process to take a small part of a painting and enlarge it tenfold. This has been a challenging and rewarding process to push my work’s boundaries in that way.
My primary intention is to create work that shows universal themes of love, loss, and redemption – subjects that transcend race or creed, worlds too far away to resemble any one place, and sacred rituals that could be part of any culture.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
Growing up, I found my happiest moments lost in the quiet corners of my room, drawing and dreaming. It was a world of my own creation, where I felt safe and empowered. While my introverted nature hasn’t changed much, I’ve learned to channel that energy into my work and find fulfillment in expressing myself creatively.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.adrianlandonbrooks.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianlandonbrooks/
Image Credits
Ricky Clack
