About

Brooke Palmer is a contemporary abstract artist whose work explores the emotional and atmospheric power of colour. Known for luminous compositions and fluid chromatic movement, Palmer’s paintings investigate how colour, light, and organic process can create immersive visual environments that resonate both emotionally and visually.

Working without traditional tools such as brushes or palette knives, Palmer employs an unconventional technique that allows pigments to interact directly on the canvas. Through a process of layering translucent colour, the paintings develop depth, movement, and a sense of internal luminosity. The resulting works appear to glow from within, revealing complex relationships between colour, transparency, and energy.

Although non-representational, Palmer’s paintings often evoke associations with natural phenomena—shifting skies, ocean currents, blossoms in motion, and atmospheric light. These subtle references invite viewers to experience the work intuitively, encouraging moments of reflection, curiosity, and wonder.

Balancing spontaneity with careful compositional awareness, Palmer’s practice embraces both chance and intention. Each painting evolves through an intuitive dialogue with the material itself, allowing colour to form unexpected harmonies and dynamic visual structures.

Palmer’s work reflects a broader exploration of colour as a language of emotion and optimism. Through vibrant palettes and radiant surfaces, the paintings celebrate movement, energy, and the transformative potential of abstraction.

Brooke Palmer currently lives and works in [City, Country].

Gallery contact information is provided below.

For more information check out this feature blog post written by Jocelyn Moye about my artwork and photography published on “Ordinary Artisans” https://ordinaryartisans.wordpress.com/2019/02/18/brooke-palmer/

Gallery Representation

Petroff Gallery

1016 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON, M6C 2C5

Curator: Jackie Zimmerman

Tel: 416-782-1696

Email: info@petroffgallery.com

Sybil Frank Gallery

305 Main Street, Wellington, ON K0K 3L0

Curator: Craig Alexander

Tel: 1-613-902-5402

Email: info@sybilfrankgallery.com

Butter Gallery

Curator: Andrea Rinaldo

Tel: 1-705-444-9228

128 Hurontario Street

Collingwood, ON

L9Y 2L8

Inanna Modern

The Still Mill, Distillery Lane, P81DY75, Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland

Curator: Holger Smyth

Tel: 087-102-5412

Email: info@inannararebooks.com