I'm Brooks Davis II, an artist and designer with roots in Savannah, Georgia and Jackson, Mississippi. My practice centers on hyper-realism, adaptive design, and material exploration, with graphite as my primary medium. Through careful observation and intentional mark-making, I create work that blends personal narrative with the layered nuance of the South.

I’ve always felt that the South (and life) exists in more than just black and white. The truth lives in the grey: in contradiction, tenderness, and the unresolved. Graphite lets me explore that space. It’s stubborn, yet flexible and capable of creating both soft haze and hard edges.

After a significant injury to my dominant arm, I was told I might never bend it past 90 degrees again. Pushing past that limit reshaped how I work and how I think. It taught me that constraints can hold creative potential and that even something basic can be stretched further than expected.

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with graphite painting on cold-press paper, leaning into texture and friction, letting the medium speak. The work has become less about polish and more about presence. Whether I’m making portraits, printed objects, or abstract studies, my goal is the same: to make work that feels grounded, quiet, and alive.

Brooks Davis II
Artist & Designer
@_bybrooks
brooks@bybrooks.co