T H E B AROSSA MAG | 27
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
PETE THORNTON
Brooke Stiller
Is this beautiful bright bold art; life reflections, self-
expression and connection or just finding that moment
of ‘flow’ where what you are trying to create just
happens? To Brooke Stiller, this present series of work is
simply all the above.
Brooke’s, bright, clean and bold style of her current
work is unapologetic self-expression; harnessing and
expressing a moment in time, a memory, letting herself
be - to create an honest connection on canvas. Sharing
her art, is then a beautiful part of this journey, that goes
beyond what can be verbally explained.
Somewhat removed from the pen and pencil ‘life’
drawings and design projects she has been working
on for years. This is the phase she currently enjoys
and is happy creating.
Brooke works out of her lovely little bathed in natural
light studio, on the nape of Mengler’s Hill, and admits
that time with the palette knives, oils, and canvases has
in many ways been inspired by her growing family -
pursuing, stopping and connecting with what you
love and who you are.
A ‘mostly’ portrait and ‘brief’ interview series
exploring the idea that one image has the power
to tell the whole story.
Each ‘sitter’ suggests the next person to
be photographed in this series, and thus ensues
an interesting and unknown trail of Barossa
identities to come.
Stay tuned… Pete.