Working from her studio at the Living Museum in Queens, self-taught artist Paula Brooks creates sumptuous paintings, many reflecting nature’s rhythmic, free-flowing energy — a metaphor for our own humanity.
On view through March 7 at Open Studio is Paula’s first solo exhibition People Are Flowers — an endearing selection of her alluring paintings. Featured above is “The Birds Sing” fashioned in 2022 with acrylic on canvas. Several more works from People Are Flowers follow:
“Untitled,” 2019, Acrylic on canvas
“Untitled,” 2025, Acrylic on canvas
“Untitled,” 2019, Acrylic on canvas
“Untitled,” 2015, Acrylic on canvas
“Untitled,” 2019, Acrylic on canvas
Founded by Rachel Carle Cohen of Shelter and David Fierman of FIERMAN, Open Studio — located at 127 Henry Street in Manhattan — is open Thursday-Saturday, 12-6 pm.
Photos of Paula Brooks’ paintings: Tara Murray
