Born and raised in Hawaii the majority of Brook’s art portrays the deep love and admiration he has for his ancestors. As a child, Brook was greatly influenced in the arts by his father David, a gifted, self-taught artist and painter, Hawaiian historian, genealogist and writer. As Brook grew older his father's interest became his interest and with no formal art school training, his father's library of art books, Hawaiian history books & books of other interest became his other teachers.   I have loved art my whole life but only recently (2009) started painting with a paint brush, (pencil, color pens previously) In 2012 I learned traditional oil painting and I recently completed my first Atelier formal European painting class at Windward Community College last spring.