Featured image: Zinnia and Painted Lady, Robyn Brower, 2024, chalk pastels, 24 x 18 in. / 60.96 x 45.72 cm.
Robyn Brower's chalk pastel artworks masterfully capture the understated beauty of natural and urban landscapes, infusing everyday scenes with a sense of wonder.
Robyn Brower is a contemporary artist specializing in chalk pastels, known for capturing the beauty and stories of overlooked landscapes and everyday scenes.
Brower invites viewers to rediscover the world’s overlooked spaces through her unique artistic lens. These pieces weave narratives of resilience, coexistence, and curiosity, showcasing both technical prowess and deep emotional resonance.
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Under the Bridge, Robyn Brower, 2023, chalk pastels, 24 x 18 in. / 60.96 x 45.72 cm.
Under the Bridge (2023) portrays the Cedar Avenue Bridge as a place of quiet solitude, where nature meets urban infrastructure. The interplay of light and shadow under the bridge evokes a sense of hidden sanctuary, a space where the organic and industrial coexist. The detailed rendering of greenery creeping into the concrete structure speaks to nature's resilience and adaptability. Brower’s use of muted tones and fine textures captures the layered beauty of this scene, inviting reflection on the ways human creations become part of the natural world.
Pair of Geese, Robyn Brower, 2024, chalk pastels, 24 x 18 in. / 60.96 x 45.72 cm.
In Pair of Geese (2024), Brower transforms a simple moment into a poignant exploration of companionship and natural harmony. The dynamic movement of the water, with its shimmering blues and silvery highlights, serves as a textured backdrop for the geese. Their confident postures and gentle interaction evoke themes of partnership and connection. Brower’s expert use of contrast emphasizes the geese’s forms against the flowing water, creating a sense of both stillness and motion. This piece reminds viewers of the quiet beauty found in life’s simplest moments.
How'd You Get There Little Christmas Tree, Robyn Brower, 2023, chalk pastels, 24 x 18 in. / 60.96 x 45.72 cm.
How’d You Get There Little Christmas Tree (2023) presents a whimsical yet thought-provoking scene: a tiny Christmas tree floating in a remote patch of icy water surrounded by ducks. This piece blends humor and mystery, encouraging viewers to imagine the tree’s improbable journey to such an isolated spot. The vivid blues of the water contrast with the stark whites and earthy browns of the surrounding ice and reeds, drawing attention to the tree’s vibrant green. Through careful detail and composition, Brower celebrates the unexpected surprises of nature and human intervention.
Robyn Brower’s artworks celebrate the hidden corners of the world, reminding us to find beauty and meaning in the overlooked and unexpected. Whether capturing the resilience of nature, the simplicity of companionship, or the whimsy of life’s mysteries, her pieces inspire both introspection and wonder. Through her skilled use of chalk pastels, Brower brings life to fleeting moments and forgotten spaces, highlighting the quiet stories of our shared environments.
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Swallowtail on Asclepius, Robyn Brower, 2024, chalk pastels, 24 x 18 in. / 60.96 x 45.72 cm.
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