These are illustrations, drawings and paintings by J. Brooke Chao. Prints of my artwork and other custom art pieces are available on etsy.com.
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This is a 24×24 acrylic on canvas painting I did of our garden, featuring a clay pot with succulents spilling out to the rest of the border.
This is an 12×18 watercolor I did of a Rhode Island Red rooster against a backdrop of tall grass.
This is a 7×7 watercolor painting I did of a cicada resting on concrete. I just loved the little pattern on his carapace.
This is an 11×15 watercolor I did of a beautiful double crested cormorant floating on water.
This is a 16×20 acrylic on canvas painting I did of a window inside Ft. Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island, SC.
This is a 30×24 acrylic on canvas painting I did of a beautiful sunset over a salt marsh on Pawley’s Island.
This is a 24×20 painting I did of a Iris Apfel based on a Sebastian Kim photograph.
This is a 36×24 painting I did of a friend and her Bernadoodle LouLou.
This is a 20×24 painting I did of Louis Coulon with a little black kitten in his beard.
11×15 watercolor painting of a flowering begonia on our porch wall.
“By His Wounds We Are Healed” – 14×14 acrylic and mixed media on canvas
“Taste and See” – 14×14 acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Watercolor painting of a statue of “Neptune” by Wheeler Williams at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrel’s Inlet, SC
Watercolor painting I did of one of my favorite photos of our son and daughter when they were still little.
Illustration of hand-lettered quotes from the show 30 Rock, featuring “Argus” the peacock that set his sights on Liz.
Illustration of hand lettered quotes from the show Grey’s Anatomy including Meredith Grey, herself (complete with Derrick’s ferryboat scrub cap) and their post it note marriage vows.
Illustration of hand lettered quotes from the show The Office, featuring Dwight’s bobblehead figurine.
Illustration of hand lettered quotes from the show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, including quirky neighbor Lillian.
Illustration of hand lettered quotes from the show New Girl, including Jess, and Schmidt’s “Douche Bag Jar.”
Illustration of hand lettered quotes from the show Schitt’s Creek, including Moira and a bottle of Herb Ertlinger’s Fruit Wine.