Jay Brooks is an American landscape painter born in Pavilion, New York.
Jay Brooks at a glance
- Born: 1966, Pavilion, New York, USA
- Nationality: American
- Known for: Landscapes of upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania and coastal New England
- Medium: Oil painting, often outdoors (plein air)
- Education: BFA, Carnegie Mellon University (1988); MFA, Columbia University (1990)
- Based in: Upstate New York, since 1993
- Website: jaybrooksartist.com
“Jay Brooks has always had the landscape as an integral part of his life and art.”
Jay Brooks grew up on 90 acres of farmland and began painting at age 14 under the classical apprenticeship of John Piesley and the plein air instruction of Charles Movalli, a disciple of the late Emile Gruppe.
Jay Brooks recieved his B.F.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1988 and his M.F.A. from Columbia University in 1990, studying the industrial environments of Pittsburgh and New York City.
After teaching art in New York City, Jay Brooks returned to upstate New York in 1993, where he paints scenes from the New England shore to the countryside and small towns of the northeast.
Jay Brooks has shown at the River Gallery in Narrowsburg, NY, and regularly in Chelsea, Lambertville, Cody, Rochester, and Sullivan County, and his work was in the top 100 of the Arts for the Parks competition in 2001.
- Born in Pavilion, New York.
- Studied under John Piesley and Charles Movalli.
- B.F.A. from Carnegie-Mellon, M.F.A. from Columbia.
- Member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC.
- His work is in corporate collections including Pfizer and Hallmark.
Jay Brooks has been an art instructor at Monticello High School for 25 years, and he has also taught at the college level, passing the tradition of painting and drawing to his students.
Jay Brooks has participated in Plein Air Easton and Cape Ann Plein Air competitions, and his work was published in the February 2004 issue of American Artist Magazine, reflecting his dedication to capturing the beauty of the landscape.
You can see more of Jay Brooks’s landscape paintings on his official website, jaybrooksartist.com.