I have a host of artists who I will be adding as I go.  From Native
American art to metal sculpture and oils I will bring a diverse cross section
of several mediums to life and make them available to the viewers of this
site. 

  
A little about myself:  Chris Brooke:  I grew up in the horse world
training and showing Arabians with my mom, Stoney Brooke.  We traveled a
lot and the costume class took me into the Native American world.  I
wasn’t going to wear all of the silks and sequins of the Bedouins for the
costume class so I decided that the next greatest horsemen had to be the
American Indian.  There was a shop in the San Fernando Valley “The Buffalo
Robe” who did authentic apparel for the movie industry.  We crafted an
ermine buffalo headdress and I wore a breech clout along with some old Sioux
bead-work and moccasins.  I used baby oil and Iodine on my skin and flash
I was an Indian.   They also had a club called the Woodcraft Rangers
and our teachers were of Native ancestry.  We learned survival and camping
skills but more importantly we participated in Native American Pow Wows or
Witayapis where I gained a great appreciation for their art and dance
skills.  If you have ever witnessed the hoop dance or the fancy dancing
you know what I mean.  I was always taking photos and had a dark room at a
young age to develop my eye for light and subject matter.  Unfortunately a
wildfire came through my place and I lost all of my archives pre...1982. 
Since then I have been racing Motocross out west and Downhill mountain bikes
out west and Canada taking photos every chance I could.  In 1990 I bought
some land at the west end of the Grand Canyon and have been awestruck by the
photo ops the AZ desert provides.  When I first heard the thunder at the
Grand Canyon West it was easy to understand why the big Eagle like coloration's
emblazoned into the cliffs near the canyon’s end was called the Thunderbird.
 I hope you’ll enjoy the photos as much as I did acquiring
them.       CB