Corvette 70th Anniversary Art Timeline
Celebrating America’s Sports Car through two exclusive original artworks featured at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, through early 2025.
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I’m excited to share that the National Corvette Museum has invited me, Las Vegas Artist A.D. Cook, to create a unique Corvette artwork for inclusion in the LUSTER: Realism And Hyperrealism In Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Paintings exposition scheduled to exhibit from March 15th through January 5th, 2025, in celebration of Corvette’s 70th Anniversary and the museum’s 30th Anniversary!
As a lifelong Corvette enthusiast, I’m honored and excited to create an original epic artwork celebrating America’s Sports Car for a special unveiling in honor of Corvette’s exciting heritage and ongoing legacy.
For this special honor, I’ve created two four-foot by five-foot paintings designed to display as a diptych. Both images complement one another when hung side-by-side or displayed separately. One canvas showcases a Polo White 1953/1954 C1 to commemorate Corvette’s first year, with the second canvas depicting a 2023 C8 Stingray Z06 in Arctic White.
The National Corvette Museum will prominently display the artworks on a special wall within the Museum’s Gallery through January 5, 2025 as the centerpiece of the LUSTER Exhibition.
Following the Corvette art timeline below with links to related stories and posts. Click here or scroll below for Hand Entries / Artist’s Log.
Blog Posts and Updates about the Luster Exhibition and the National Corvette Museum – 2023 through 2024.
Artist's Log
Hand Entries – 2023 through 2024, and beyond.
March 07, 2024
The Road Home
I received confirmation today that MOMENTUM has arrived safely at the National Corvette Museum, its new home through the end of the year. It’s been a long journey, and I could not be more excited for my painting’s safe arrival. The LUSTER Exhibit opens one week from today, on March 15th. Click here for more information.
March 01, 2024
Your MOMENTum
MOMENTUM features two epic paintings with CREATION and EVOLUTION designed to hang together but can also be displayed separately. Each tells the story of Corvette’s 70 years as America’s Sports Car and celebrates the Corvette Museum’s 30th Anniversary.
These original artworks are now available for purchase directly from the artist.
Add these original paintings to your collection: $100,000* for the pair, shipped to your US destination in early 2025 after their complete exhibit time at the National Corvette Museum. Contact me to add MOMENTUM to your collection.
February 06, 2024
@corvettemuseum
This morning, the National Corvette Museum shared my Twitter (X) post about the upcoming LUSTER exhibition in 2024
We can’t wait for the unveiling of our upcoming exhibit with @ADCookArt titled, ‘LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting’!
Follow them on Twitter at Twitter.com/corvettemuseum.
December 18, 2023
@corvettemuseum
This morning, the National Corvette Museum shared my Twitter (X) post about the upcoming LUSTER exhibition in 2024
We can’t wait for the unveiling of our upcoming exhibit with @ADCookArt titled, ‘LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting’!
Follow them on Twitter at Twitter.com/corvettemuseum.
September 14, 2023
All Set…
Lately, I’ve been focussing on the artwork’s preparation stage. Automotive paintings are relatively technical, so as the saying goes, “Preparation is everything.”
To enhance my already excellent canvases, I pulled out my trusty Anest-Iwata LPH-100 Spray gun and applied a few nice coats of white Com-Art Airbrush Colour to create a nice, even surface that looks more like paper now than canvas.
Usually, I would apply a tinted color, but since both of the cars are white, although different whites (but we’ll get to that later), starting with a clean white surface made sense.
September 09, 2023
They Hear All, See All, But Say Nothing…
I’ve been asked a lot lately, “Hey, A.D., what’s up with the Corvette art?“
I guess I’ve been slow in posting updates lately, but the paintings are moving along nicely. I’m enjoying my time in the studio, creating what I know will be an epic work celebrating America’s Sports Car for Corvette’s 70th-year anniversary as part of the LUSTER Exhibition!
It’s not a project that I take lightly because I’ve been a Corvette guy since I was a kid, and I drove one as my daily driver during my Hollywood Video years.
August 17, 2023
The NCM Marketing Team
I am beyond excited to work with the National Corvette Museum’s Marketing Team. We had a fantastic chat this morning and they shared some amazing plans for the forthcoming gala to unveil my Corvette artworks and launch the LUSTER Exhibition next Spring in Bowling Green, KY.
I can’t share too much yet, but stay tuned for updates. It’s gonna be a fun ride.
August 8, 2023
Reunited
Alas, we meet again, Z06.
This morning, I reconnected with the Corvette Z06 to be featured in my upcoming painting and took some great shots with the beautiful Aim Model sporting her red, white, and blue bikini.
June 20, 2023
Corvette Dreams in Las Vegas
I could hardly imagine a better way to start the day.
This morning my fabulous Corvette owners and I created an epic morning by celebrating one of America’s first Corvettes alongside the most Current C8 Z06 for an epic photo shoot on a private golf course. Special thanks to Southern Highlands Golf Club.
Catch the story and more pics here > ADCook.com/corvette-dreams-in-las-vegas.
June 17, 2023
Canvas Prep – Sessions 4 & 5
This morning started with a fourth session of gesso and a fifth session by mid-day.
Both canvases are starting to look smoother, but a bit of canvas texture is still coming through, which is to be expected at this point. With some gentle scuffing and a few more light gesso sessions, these canvases will be ready for a nice base coat of color before starting my paintings.
June 16, 2023
Canvas Prep – Sessions 2 & 3
Few will ever realize the work that goes into a painting before the painting even begins. I like to paint on as smooth a surface as possible, but I also love canvas.
Through the application of several light layers, my gesso process removes any canvas texture and creates the perfect slate-smooth surface for my work.
Early March, 2023
First Contact
The National Corvette Museum invites artist A.D. Cook to create a special painting as part of the Luster Exhibition for 2024