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Aaron Brooks

“My manners. Big time. Always wave
back, say please, and thank you, yes
ma’am, no ma’am, and ladies first. You

gotta be nice.” As we talked about his
creative nature, he detailed his
relationship with art. “My imagination
is a blessing and a burden at the same
time. What’s great with this style that
I’ve done, I’ve been able to take my
character, my face, and use it like a
journal in a sense. If I’m feeling sad,

you’re gonna get a sad boy canvas
from me. It’s like a visual journal. There
are paintings that I’ve done, that
remind me of exactly what I was
going through at the time.”

One way to describe Aaron’s style is a
whirlwind of imagery and motif, brush
strokes like wizard incantations, beautiful,
gritty, and macabre. We talked about
influences, and Ralph Steadman, a man
Aaron describes as a hero, came to the

forefront. He shared a story about an
item that sits next to his bed, a gift
originally intended for Mr. Steadman that
instead turned into a collaboration.
“Homie from the Chambers Project
(Psychedelic Art Gallery) was going to
curate a gallery for him

[Steadman], and I was like, that’s
amazing man, have a blast, he’s my hero.

WrittenBy --Ben E Zander